Srinagar, Oct 25 (KNO): Tourist resorts of Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded the season’s first sub-zero minimum temperatures, with the mercury settling at minus 0.3 degrees Celsius and minus 0.4 degrees Celsius, respectively, MeT said on Sunday.
As per the Meteorological Department details accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Pahalgam recorded a minimum temperature of minus 0.3 degrees Celsius, while Gulmarg registered minus 0.4 degrees Celsius.
Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of 2.9 degrees Celsius, while Qazigund recorded 0.0 degrees Celsius.
Kokernag recorded a minimum temperature of 3.4 degrees Celsius, while Banihal in the Jammu division recorded 3.7 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperatures recorded on October 24 remained below normal at most stations, with Gulmarg recording the highest departure of 5.6 degrees Celsius below normal, followed by Kokernag at 5.2 degrees Celsius below normal.
The weather department has also forecast generally dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir till October 31. Generally cloudy conditions, with the possibility of light rain in the plains and light snowfall over higher reaches at isolated places, are expected from November 1 to 3.—(KNO)