Kashmir Valley's minimum temperature drops below freezing point, Drass town remains coldest

Kashmir Valley on Saturday recorded minimum temperatures below the freezing point and the Drass town of Ladakh remained the coldest at minus 12.0 degrees Celsius, according to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

The mercury level also dropped in the other parts of the valley as Srinagar had the minimum temperature of minus 1 while Pahalgam recorded minus 2.0 degrees and Gulmarg had minus 1.0 degrees, the IMD report revealed.

Qazigund recorded minus 1.8 degrees and Kupwara had minus 2.7 as the minimum temperature.

Drass town of Ladakh had minus 12.0, Leh minus 10.3, and Kargil minus 4.9 as the night's lowest temperature, it added.

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Jammu city had 10.4, Katra 9.2, Batote 4.2, Banihal minus 0.4, and Bhaderwah 1.7 as the minimum temperature.

The official said weather is likely to remain dry during the next 48 hours in both Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.