Srinagar/Dec,5: in the grip of intensifying cold wave the temperatures in Kashmir valley and Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir continue to drop below freezing points.
The minimum temperatures dropped several notches below freezing point, the Met said, adding “The night temperatures are likely to drop further in the coming three to four days as the weather is likely to remain dry during this period.”
It was minus 3.0 in Srinagar, minus 5.1 in Pahalgam and minus 4.0 in Gulmarg today.
Leh town recorded minus 11.4 while Kargil recorded minus 10.9 in the Ladakh region.
In the Jammu region, Jammu recorded 9, Katra 8.5, Batote 3.5, Bannihal 0.8 and Bhaderwah 1.4 degrees Celsius.