Srinagar, Jan 13 || Due to a clear night sky, the minimum temperature again dropped in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, and Srinagar city recorded minus 4.9 degrees Celsius as the night’s lowest thermal reading.
Dense morning fog affected life adversely in Jammu city in the morning, with both surface and air traffic getting halted due to very poor visibility.
In Srinagar city, few people ventured out in the morning as harsh, chilly wind blew into the Valley from the mountain tops.
With little prospect of any major snowfall in the next week, the bitter winter cold is likely to continue.
Srinagar city had minus 4.9 degrees Celsius minimum temperature, while Gulmarg and Pahalgam had minus 3.5 degrees and minus 6.2 degrees, respectively.
Jammu city had 3.8 degrees Celsius, Katra town 6.2, Batote 4.1, Banihal 8.9 and Bhaderwah minus 0.2 as the minimum temperature.