Srinagar, Dec 25 || Night temperature across Kashmir Valley dropped below the freezing point on Thursday due to a clear night sky as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast generally dry weather till the year-end in J&K.
Srinagar city had minus 2.2 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature, while Gulmarg ski resort and Pahalgam hill station had minus 5.8 and minus 4.4 as the minimum temperature, respectively.
Jammu city had 8.1 degrees Celsius, Katra town 8.4, Batote 4.7, Banihal 4.8 and Bhaderwah 0.3 degrees as the night’s lowest temperature.
For the first time after many days, people were seen lighting small fires around water taps in Srinagar city and other places to de-freeze them.
Bright sun on a clear sky greeted people in the morning, providing some relief from the bone-chilling cold in the Valley.