SRINAGAR: Tourist resorts of Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded the season’s first sub-zero minimum temperatures, with the mercury dropping to minus 0.3 degrees Celsius and minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, respectively, the Meteorological Department said on Sunday.
According to the department’s data, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 2.9 degrees Celsius, while Qazigund registered 0.0 degrees Celsius.
Kokernag recorded a minimum of 3.4 degrees Celsius, while Banihal in the Jammu division registered 3.7 degrees Celsius.
Maximum temperatures on October 24 remained below the seasonal average at most monitoring stations. Gulmarg recorded the largest departure, with the maximum temperature 5.6 degrees Celsius below normal, followed by Kokernag at 5.2 degrees Celsius below normal.
The Meteorological Department has forecast generally dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir until October 31.
Generally cloudy conditions are expected from November 1 to 3, with the possibility of light rain in the plains and light snowfall at isolated places in higher reaches, the department said.
