Temperatures in Kashmir and Ladakh have plunged additional as a extreme chilly wave grips the area. Srinagar recorded its coldest evening of the season, with the mercury dipping to minus 6.2°C. Shopian noticed an excellent harsher dip, with the temperature plummeting to minus 10°C, whereas Zojila registered a chilling minus 24°C.
The temperature continues to drop with every passing day in each Kashmir and Ladakh. The IMD (India Meteorological Division) confirmed that Srinagar skilled its coldest evening to this point this season, whereas the affect of the extreme chilly wave has intensified.
The minimal temperature has dropped a number of levels under zero.
A thick layer of fog engulfed a number of areas of Srinagar, with the minimal temperature recorded at minus 6.3°C. The evening temperature throughout Kashmir was 5 levels under regular.
The IMD attributes this excessive chilly to the consequences of La Nina, which has led to the freezing of many water our bodies, together with the well-known Dal Lake. As well as, water pipelines, faucets, rivers, and streams in a number of areas have frozen because of the intense chilly.
Pahalgam, a preferred vacationer vacation spot in South Kashmir, recorded a temperature of minus 8.2°C, two levels under zero. Gulmarg, identified for its ski resorts, noticed a temperature of minus 6°C.
Shopian was the coldest space within the valley, with temperatures plummeting to minus 10°C. Qazigund recorded minus 7.6°C, Kupwara noticed minus 6.5°C, and Kokernag had a minimal temperature of minus 5.8°C.
Native residents are dealing with extreme difficulties because of the excessive chilly. Amir, an area resident, acknowledged, “It’s getting harder by the day. Our day begins solely after 10 a.m. Water faucets and pipes are frozen.
It takes us 30 minutes to clear the snow and begin our automobile. We’ve by no means skilled such biting chilly, particularly earlier than Chillai Kallan (the 40 days of harsh winter).”
The climate division has predicted that the chilly wave will persist for the following two days, with temperatures presumably dropping even additional. Snowfall can also be anticipated within the mountainous areas. Throughout the valley, temperatures haven’t risen above zero.
