Kashmir reels under intense cold conditions; Srinagar experiences coldest night

Srinagar experiences coldest night of the season, with temperatures plummeting below freezing, leading to frozen water bodies and cold wave.

Srinagar experienced the coldest night of the season so far as Kashmir reeled under intense cold conditions with the minimum temperature plummeting several degrees below the freezing point, officials said in Srinigar on Thursday (December 19, 2024).

“A thin layer of fog was also witnessed in many parts of Srinagar city which recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6° Celsius, down from minus 4.5°C the previous night,” the Officials said.

Wednesday (December 18, 2024) night was the coldest of the season so far in the city, and the night temperature was 4° below the normal for this part of the season.

They said the intense cold conditions led to the freezing of the fringes of several water bodies, including the famous Dal Lake here, while water supply lines in many areas of the city here and elsewhere in the valley were also frozen due to the biting cold.

The long dry spell in the city and other areas in the plains has resulted in the increase in ailments like cough and common cold.

Tourist resort Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which also serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 6.8°C, a degree down from the previous night.

The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 5°C. Konibal, a hamlet on the outskirts of Pampore town, was the coldest weather station in the valley as the minimum settled at the low of minus 8.4°C.