The Kashmir and Ladakh valleys stay below the grip of a extreme chilly wave, with freezing temperatures displaying no respite. Srinagar recorded a minimal temperature of -4.5°C, whereas Zojila emerged because the coldest place within the nation at -23.0°C.
In line with the Indian Meteorological Division (IMD), extreme chilly situations are anticipated to persist throughout north India for the following week. The IMD predicts no important change within the climate till December 26, with temperatures more likely to dip additional.
As per IMD information, Pahalgam recorded a low of -5.8°C, whereas the well-known ski resort Gulmarg noticed the mercury settle at -5.0°C. Qazigund additionally recorded -5.0°C. In North Kashmir’s Kupwara, temperatures dropped to -4.4°C, whereas Shopian and Pulwama recorded bone-chilling lows of -7.8°C and -7.3°C, respectively.
Ladakh skilled much more frigid situations, with Leh recording -10.0°C, Kargil at -10.9°C, and Drass at -13.2°C. Water our bodies throughout the Kashmir and Ladakh areas have frozen, and in greater altitudes, water pipes have cracked, resulting in the formation of large icicles and ice accumulations.
The IMD has issued a yellow alert, stating that extreme chilly wave situations will prevail throughout the area from December 18 to December 23.
