Srinagar, Jan 15 || Unabated cold accompanied by chilly winds blowing into the plains from mountains continued in Kashmir on Thursday and Jammu city also reeled under unprecedented chilly weather.
The maximum temperature was 7.4 degrees Celsius in Jammu on Wednesday, while the minimum was 4.4 degrees Celsius on Thursday.
With just a gap of 3 degrees between the maximum and minimum temperatures, Jammu city is witnessing unprecedented cold weather, made worse by fog that continued throughout the day with varying intensity.
Jammu city on Wednesday recorded the 4th lowest maximum temperature ever at 7.4 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature was 5 degrees in January 1986, 6.7 degrees in 2013 and 7.1 degrees in 2016.
Srinagar had a minimum temperature of minus 3.9 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg minus 3.2, and Pahalgam 5 degrees.
Jammu city had 4.4 degrees, Katra town 6.8, Batote 4.9, Banihal 1.9 and Bhaderwah minus 0.1 as the minimum temperature.
The Meteorological (MeT Department has forecast that a weak Western Disturbance is expected to bring rain/snow in J&K on January 16, to be followed by two back-to-back Western Disturbances.