More rain from Tuesday, Gulmarg colder than Leh, Kargil

SRINAGAR:
A fresh Western Disturbance (WD) is likely to hit the region which could result in light rain on April 7 afternoon in the State, where world famous ski resort of Gulmarg at minus 2 degree Celsius was colder than Leh and Kargil which witnessed improvement in the weather.
Bright sunshine greeted people in the valley, where barring Gulmarg, the minimum temperature was above normal. A Met department spokesperson said light rain or thundershowers could occur at few places in the State during the next 24 hours. He said world famous ski resort of Gulmarg was coldest in the region.
The minimum temperature at the ski resort, major tourist attraction now-a-days because of snow covered slopes, was minus 2 degree, a notch below normal. However, elsewhere in the valley, the night temperature remained above normal. At famed health resort of Pahalgam, the minimum temperature was 4 degree, three notches above normal after 6.2 mm rainfall during the night. (AGENCIES)