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Heavy snowfall to hit Kashmir for at least five days, Drass coldest at minus 22 degree Celsius

January 17

The weather department of Kashmir Wednesday predicted heavy snowfall for at least five days starting Saturday across Kashmir valley

Weather office said that heavy snowfall will hit parts of Kashmir.

Adding that the snowfall will likely disrupt air and surface traffic to and from the Kashmir Valley.

They said that a comparatively intense western disturbance is becoming active over Jammu and Kashmir from January 19 and will remain till January 23, peaking on January 22.

The minimum temperature was minus 1.3 degrees Celsius in Srinagar while in Pahalgam and Gulmarg it was minus 5.1 and minus 10.0, respectively.

Leh town recorded minus 12.0 degrees Celsius and Kargil minus 20.2 as the minimum temperatures.

Drass town was the coldest in Jammu and Kashmir with minus 22.0 degrees Celsius.

Jammu city recorded 6.2 degrees Celsius, Katra 5.4, Batote 0.6, Bannihal 0.8 and Bhaderwah minus 1.0 as the night’s lowest temperatures.