Cold Conditions Grip Kashmir, Snowfall Likely

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) Srinagar- Cold conditions prevailed across Kashmir on Thursday, with minimum temperatures dropping at most places and a western disturbance expected to affect the region later in the day and likely bring fresh snowfall, officials said.

There was a decrease in night temperatures at most places in Kashmir and the mercury settled below the freezing point across the valley, they said.

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The minimum temperature in Srinagar dropped by a degree from the previous night to settle at a low of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night, officials said.

Tourist resort of Sonamarg in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district was the coldest recorded places in the valley at minus 6.1 degrees Celsius - down from minus 5.5 degrees Celsius the previous night.

The popular ski resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, recorded a low of minus 4 degrees Celsius, officials said.

The Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir, which also serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, down from the previous night's minus 3.8 degrees Celsius, they said.

The minimum temperature in Qazigund, the gateway town of the valley, settled at minus 3.8 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees Celsius and Kupwara minus 3.7 degrees Celsius, they added.

Two strong western disturbances are likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir this week, with the first one making its impact on Thursday, and another on January 26, officials said.

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