Night temperature below freezing point in Kashmir

The night temperature across Kashmir division remained below the freezing point, even as there was relief from the cold conditions at some places on Tuesday, with the weatherman predicting light rainfall or snow at few places over the next 24 hours.

Srinagar - the summer capital of the State - recorded the minimum temperature of minus 1.3 degrees Celsius, slightly up from the previous night’s minus 1.9 degrees Celsius, he added.

The night temperature in Leh - Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir recorded minus 4.6 degrees Celsius, an increase of four degrees from minus 8.6 degrees Celsius yesterday, an official said.

“The increase in the night temperature provided relief to the people from the cold conditions,” he said. - PTI