Intense cold in Kashmir valley as temperatures continue to fall

The Kashmir valley continued to reel under intense cold as the night temperature in Srinagar further dipped and settled at minus 2.6 degrees Celsius, the season's lowest so far.

However, Leh in the frontier region of Ladakh continued to be the coldest place in the region with a low of minus 12.0 degrees Celsius followed by minus 10.8 degrees Celsius in nearby Kargil district, a spokesperson of the MET office said.

He said Pahalgam hill resort, which also serves as the base camp for annual Amarnath yatra during summer, recorded a night temperature of minus 4.5 degrees Celsius - the coldest in the Valley.

Gulmarg ski resort in north Kashmir also recorded a low of minus of 4.2 degrees Celsius followed by Kupwara (minus 3.1), Qazigund (minus 3.0) and Kokernag (minus 0.8), the spokesperson said.