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Drass freezes at minus 26.8, Gulmarg at minus 9
Extreme cold wave conditions continue in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Friday as the minimum temperatures plunged well below the freezing point everywhere in Kashmir and Ladakh."We are expecting light to moderate snowfall between January…
Free fall of mercury on in J&K, Ladakh
Minimum temperatures in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh remained under free fall on Thursday as the weather office forecast another spell of rain and snow on January 4 and 5."As of today, weather most likely to remain mainly dry and cold in…
J&K, Ladakh in grip of intense cold wave
An intense cold wave continued to sweep across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday as the minimum temperatures at different places dropped several notches below the freezing point."A short spell of rain/snow is expected between…
Jammu coldest at 2.8, Drass at minus 28.5
Cold wave continued to sweep J&K and Ladakh on Friday with Jammu recording season's coldest night at 2.8 degrees Celsius and the Drass town remaining frozen at minus 28.5."Light rain/snow is likely in J&K and Ladakh on December…
Drass coldest at minus 17.6 degrees in Ladakh, J&K
Due to overnight partial cloud cover across J&K and Ladakh, night temperatures dropped further as Drass town recorded minus 17.6 degrees Celsius and Gulmarg ski resort recorded minus 7.6 degrees Celsius as minimum temperatures on…
Season’s first snowfall lashes plains of Kashmir Valley
The season's first snowfall lashed the plains of the Kashmir Valley on Saturday while the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received heavy snowfall, the Met Office said."As expected, light to moderate snowfall occurred in plains of the…
Leh freezes at minus 11.9, Gulmarg shivers at minus 5.2
At minus 11.9 and minus 5.2 degree Celsius as the night's lowest temperatures on Friday, Leh town and Gulmarg were the coldest places in Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, respectively.The mercury dropped to a bone-chilling minus 11.9 degree…
J&K higher reaches get fresh snow, major highways closed
In the wake of orange warning issued by the weather office forecasting heavy snow and rain, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday advised commuters to avoid travel on highways vulnerable to vagaries of weather.Traffic Department…
‘Orange’ warning in J&K and Ladakh as heavy snow/rain likely
The J&K Meteorological Centre issued an "orange" warning on Monday evening for hilly areas of J&K and Ladakh forecasting heavy snowfall that could disrupt surface traffic on the highways.In meteorological terms, an "orange" warning…
Heavy snow, rain likely from Sunday in J&K, Ladakh
Night temperatures rose due to cloud cover on Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as the weather office forecast another spell of rain and snow beginning Sunday."Weather will remain mainly dry till tomorrow evening after which there…