December 17
The cold wave continued across Jammu Kashmir on Monday as night temperatures remained several notches below the freezing point.
A MET Department official told that the cold weather conditions are likely to continue for another four to five days with weather mostly likely to remain dry.
The minimum temperature recorded in Srinagar was minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, while in both Pahalgam and Gulmarg it was minus 8.3 degrees.
The Jammu city recorded 4.4 degrees Celsius, Katra 6.4, Batote 1.5, Banihal 3.5 while Bhaderwah in Chenab valley recorded minus 1.2 as the minimum temperature.
The Leh district of Ladakh region recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 16.1 degrees Celsius, while Kargil recorded minus 11.4 degree Celsius.