Srinagar/Nov, 17: The minimum temperatures on Saturday dropped below freezing points across Kashmir and Ladhak in Jammu and Kashmir , the Met Department said.
“The temperatures are likely to drop further as the weather is likely to remain dry till November 21,” a MeT Department official said.
Leh town of Ladakh region recorded the lowest minimum temperature in the state at minus 8.2 degrees Celsius while Gulmarg at minus 7.5 was the coldest in the valley followed by Pahalgam at minus 5.1 and Srinagar city at minus 0.8.
Bhaderwah town of Jammu region recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 2.0 degrees Celsius in the region followed by Batote at 4.6, Bannihal at 7.0, Jammu city at 8.9 and Katra at 9.2.