Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Feb 10: The long dry spell in Kashmir is likely to end as Meteorological Department has forecast rain and snow over the next few days in Kashmir valley.
While there are chances of rain or snow at isolated places in the Valley today, there is likelihood of fairly widespread rain or snowfall in the State tomorrow. The State may witness scattered to widespread rain or snowfall on February 12.
Owing to a cloudy sky, the minimum temperature at most places in the Valley rose last night, providing some relief from the cold conditions to the residents, while the minimum temperature dropped in Ladakh region.
Srinagar recorded an increase of 3.5 degrees Celsius last night and the mercury at a low of zero degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 16.3 degrees Celsius.
Qazigund in South Kashmir registered a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 15.8 degrees Celsius.
The night temperature in Kokernag, in south Kashmir, settled at a low of 0.3 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 12.4 degrees Celsius.
Kupwara town in north recorded a low of minus 2.3 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 15.3 degrees Celsius.
Pahalgam recorded a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius last night while the maximum temperature was recorded at 10.1 degrees Celsius.
The mercury at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 6 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 3.6 degrees Celsius. Gulmarg was the only place in the valley where the night temperature dropped last night.
Kargil was the coldest recorded place in the state as the mercury there settled at a low of minus 16 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at minus 0.9 degrees Celsius.
The night temperature in the nearby Leh town settled at a low of minus 12.3 degrees Celsius last night while the maximum temperature was recorded at 4.4 degrees Celsius.
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