FREEZING SRINAGAR WEATHER
Road, air traffic hit by snowfall in Kashmir, landslide in Jammu; avalanche warning issued for hills
Snowfall in Kashmir Valley affects normal life as flights are cancelled, traffic is stopped, and heavy snowfall occurs. Snow clearing operations are slow due to slippery roads. Inbound and outbound flights from Srinagar airport are cancelled for the day. IndiGo cancels six flights due to bad weather. Avalanche warnings issued for hilly areas. Landslide halts traffic on Jammu-Srinagar highway.
Cold wave back in Kashmir, minus 4.2 degrees Celsius recorded in Srinagar
Jammu, the winter capital of the Union territory, has been colder than Srinagar for the past nearly one week. The city of temples recorded a low of 2.5 degrees Celsius Saturday night which was 4.5 degrees below normal, officials said.
Shocking for travel enthusiasts: Jammu colder than Srinagar, snowless Gulmarg
Kashmir weather: Despite bone-chilling conditions in the valley, a dry spell persists. Minimum temperature is lower than normal leading to freezing nights while days are warmer than usual. On Tuesday, Srinagar recorded recorded a higher maximum temperature than Jammu. Meanwhile, netizens have drawn attention to snow-less scenes in Gulmarg. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah recently shared images from previous years, noting the unprecedented dryness in Gulmarg this year.
Water bodies across Kashmir freeze, minimum stays below freezing point
Kashmir has been going through a prolonged dry spell with no precipitation forecast over the next six days, the officials said, adding December month was 79 per cent deficit on rainfall. There has been no snowfall in most plain area of Kashmir while upper reaches of the valley have also received lesser than usual amount of snow by the end of December.
Cold wave in Kashmir, several places record minimum temp below minus 3 Deg C
The chances of snowfall are the highest during this period and most areas, especially the higher reaches, receive heavy snowfall. "Chilla-i-Kalan" will end on January 31 and will be followed by the 20-day "Chilla-i-Khurd" and the 10-day "Chilla-i-Bachha".
Slight improvement in minimum temperature in Kashmir as 'Chilla-i-Kalan' continues
Kashmir has seen a slight improvement in minimum temperatures during the 'Chilla-i-Kalan', the region's harshest winter period. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.3 degrees Celsius, while Pahalgam in Anantnag district recorded a low of minus 4.8 degrees Celsius. Gulmarg, the ski resort in Baramulla district, was the warmest place in the valley. The cold conditions have led to freezing of water bodies and water supply lines, forcing residents to wear extra layers of clothing.
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Kashmir's harshest winter period 'Chilla-i-Kalan' begins
Kashmir's 'Chilla-i-Kalan', the 40-day harshest winter period, has begun with temperatures dropping several degrees below freezing point in many places. Srinagar city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of minus 4.3 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night. The cold wave has led to freezing of water bodies and water supply pipes in some areas.
Kashmir in grip of intense cold wave
The famous ski resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 6.6 degrees Celsius which was 1.4 degrees higher than previous night's minus 8 degrees Celsius, the officials said.
Kashmir continues to reel under sub-zero temperatures
Pahalgam in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, which serves as one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 5.5 degrees Celsius, slightly down from minus 5.0 degrees from the previous night, the officials said.
J-K: Pahalgam, Gulmarg reel under sub-zero temperatures
Elsewhere in the valley, the minimum temperature stayed above the freezing point owing to a cloud cover even as the weather is expected to remain dry over the next week.
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir, surface and air traffic hit
Officials said Srinagar received about seven inches of fresh snowfall, Gulmarg more than a feet, Pahalgam nine inches, Gurez 1.5 feet and the plains of Kupwara district around four inches. In the upper reaches, it was around one-two feet.
Fresh snowfall in Kashmir; Srinagar-Jammu national highway closed, flights affected
Snowfall was recorded at tourist towns of Pahalgam and Gulmarg, as well as in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam, and the upper areas of Kupwara, Ganderbal and Srinagar.
Cold northeasterly winds blowing towards plains, IMD predicts dip in Delhi-NCR temperature from Sunday
A severe cold wave is when the minimum temperature dips to 2 degrees Celsius or the departure from the normal limits is by more than 6.4 notches. A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than or equal to 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is at least 4.5 notches below normal. A severe cold day is when the maximum temperature is at least 6.5 notches below normal.
Srinagar-Jammu highway reopened, flight operations resume in Kashmir Valley a day after snowfall
"The snow from the runway, taxiway and apron has been cleared and the visibility has improved up to 3,000 metres. Flight operations have resumed," an official said.
Delhi colder than Dharamsala, Nainital; Fog blots out sun in parts northwest India
The Safdarjung observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, logged a minimum temperature of 5.6 degrees Celsius -- a notch below normal. The maximum temperature was predicted to settle around 16 degrees Celsius.
Kashmir continues to reel under sub-zero temperatures
The night temperature was lower at the ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, which recorded a low of minus 3.5 degrees Celsius, a slight drop from minus 3.2 degrees Celsius recorded on Monday.
Srinagar witnesses coldest night of season at minus 2.2 degrees Celsius
Srinagar witnessed the coldest night of this winter as the mercury slipped below freezing point at most places in Kashmir on Monday night, officials said. "Srinagar recorded a low of (-) 2.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest of the season so far," a Meteorological Department official said here on Tuesday.
Fresh snowfall, rain in Kashmir., mercury dips across Valley
Many parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while others were lashed by rain, resulting in the drop in minimum temperatures across the valley, officials said on Friday. Several places in the valley, especially in south Kashmir, received fresh overnight snowfall, the officials said.
Gulmarg, other places in Jammu and Kashmir, receive fresh snowfall
Meanwhile, the minimum temperature at most places in the valley last night settled above the freezing point. The mercury was several degrees above the normal for this time of the season at most places, the officials said.
Minimum temp settles below freezing point in Kashmir
The mercury in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, settled at minus 4.5 degrees Celsius - down from the previous night's minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, they said.
Snowfall hits traffic at Srinagar airport, 40 flights cancelled
Problems related to low visibility will be addressed soon as an upgraded instrument landing system (ILS) will be installed at the airport by November this year, the official said.
Respite from cold weather in Kashmir as min temperature improves
The city recorded a low of 0.4 degrees Celsius on Friday night, 1.7 degrees up from minus 1.3 degrees Celsius the previous night, they said.
Srinagar shivers at minus 2.3, Drass in deep freeze at minus 12.8
An official of the Meteorological Department (MeT) said, "It was Srinagar's coldest night of this season so far at minus 2.3 on Tuesday while the Drass town of Ladakh was frozen at minus 12.8.
Kashmir shivers as minimum temperature settles below freezing point; Srinagar records season's coldest night
The minimum temperature across the valley stayed below the freezing point Friday night and the mercury was two to three degrees below the normal for this part of the season, the MeT officials said. Gulmarg resort in north Kashmir's Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.0 degrees Celsius.
Srinagar records coldest night of season at minus 1.5 degrees Celsius
The minimum temperature across the valley stayed below the freezing point on Tuesday night, MET officials said. They said the temperature was several degrees below the normal for this part of the season. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday night, down from minus 1.2 degrees Celsius the previous night, they said.
Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperature
It is for the first time this season that all the weather stations in the Kashmir Valley recorded the sub-zero night temperature, the officials said.
Kashmir: No let up in cold-wave conditions, snowfall likely post January 22
Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' -- the 40-day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodies, including the famous Dal Lake here as well as the water supply lines in several parts of the valley.
Severe cold wave continues in Kashmir on New Year's Day; Gulmarg freezes at -9 deg C
The officials said the dry weather brought disappointment to hundreds of tourists at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg who had hopes of welcoming the New Year amid snowfall.
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