At 2.5 degrees Celsius, Jammu recorded the coldest night of the season so far on the intervening night of Monday-Tuesday as an intense cold waves continued to sweep Kashmir Valley and Ladakh.
Dense fog affected visibility in Jammu in the morning leading to subdued surface transport and delayed air transport.
MeT office forecast on Tuesday that dry weather with isolated snow at higher reaches is likely during the next 24 hours.
“Mainly dry and cold weather likely in J&K during next 24 hours with isolated snow on higher reaches”, an official of the MeT department said.
The tourist resort of Pahalgam received fresh snowfall on Monday evening.
Srinagar recorded minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 6.7 degree and Gulmarg minus 5.9 degree Celsius as the minimum temperature.
In the Ladakh region, Kargil had minus 10 degrees and Leh minus 11 degrees as the minimum temperature.
Jammu had 2.5 degrees, Katra 6.9 degrees, Batote 2.2 degrees, Banihal 1.9 degrees and Bhaderwah minus 0.2 degrees as the minimum temperature.