Srinagar, Nov 25: Saturday saw the return of cold wave conditions, with most locations seeing minimum temperatures below freezing. The Kashmir valley had seen a brief reprieve earlier in the week. The weather slightly improved on Friday, but on Saturday, there was a cold wave throughout the valley as the minimum temperature dropped below freezing again in most places, including Srinagar. According to the Meteorological Centre Srinagar’s forecast, the next 24 hours are likely to be mostly cloudy and dry. It stated that November 27 and 28 would also see mostly cloudy weather.The MeT office stated that from November 29 to 30, there is a chance of light rain or snow in certain higher areas of Jammu and Kashmir. It also stated that from December 1 to 5, the weather will stay partly to mostly cloudy. The MeT office stated that there is a good chance of shallow to moderate fog over many areas of Kashmir Division through November 28. On Saturday, Srinagar recorded a low of -1.0°C, which was -1.1°C below average for this time of year in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.Pahalgam, the tourist hotspot in the Kashmir valley, continued to be the coldest place in the valley with a low of -3.4°C on Saturday, -1.0°C below average. On Saturday, the minimum temperature in Qazigund, on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway, was -0.8°C, while Kokerng recorded 1.5°C. Kupwara’s temperature of -0.5°C was typical for the district of North Kashmir on the frontier. The famous Kashmiri ski resort, Gulmarg, saw a low of -1.0°C on Saturday, which was 1.1°C above average, according to the MeT office.
