Respite from cold wave as minimum temp rises in Kashmir

There was a slight respite from cold wave in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region as minimum temperature increased in most parts even as rains and snowfall have been predicted at a few places.
The MET Department has said a fresh Western Disturbance (WD) would affect Jammu and Kashmir from today which could cause rainfall or snowfall at few places in the state.
"There is a possibility of scattered to fairly widespread rain or snow particularly tomorrow and day after," an official of the MET Department said here.
Meanwhile, the night temperatures in the Valley and Ladakh region, though continued to remain below the freezing point, went up slightly increasing the possibility of rains or snowfall.

Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, recorded a low of minus 1.7 degrees Celsius - up by two degrees from the previous night's minimum of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, the official said.
He said the mercury in south Kashmir's Pahalgam hill resort settled at a low of minus 6.3 degrees Celsius, over four degrees up from minus 10.8 degrees Celsius the previous night.
The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 4.8 degrees Celsius last night compared to minus 6.0 degrees Celsius the previous night.