SRINAGAR – The minimum temperature across Kashmir and Ladakh decreased on Monday but in some respite to the residents, the weather remained dry and clouds made way for sunshine, a Meteorological Department official said.
The weather remained dry in Kashmir and the night temperature went down across the valley and the Ladakh region, the MeT official said here, adding the cloud cover receded, allowing sunlight to reach the ground in the morning.
He said Srinagar recorded the minimum temperature of 0.8 degree Celsius on Sunday night down from 1.2 degrees Celsius the previous night.
The night temperature in the city was 2.8 degrees above the normal for this part of the season, the official said.
The minimum temperature in Drass plummeted about six degrees from minus 21.6 degrees Celsius a day earlier to settle at a low of minus 27.4 degrees Celsius, the official said.
The ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 8.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday night down from the previous night’s minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, he said.
The night temperature at Pahalgam resort, which also serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, settled at a low of minus 10.8 degrees Celsius four degrees down from minus 6.8 degrees Celsius a day earlier, he said.