Srinagar, Jan 20 || The minimum temperature dropped to minus 5.5 degrees Celsius on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s ski resort of Gulmarg as the Meteorological (MeT) Department forecast moderate to heavy rain/snow from January 22 evening.
Srinagar city had a minimum temperature of minus 3.4 degrees Celsius, Pahalgam minus 4.4 and Gulmarg minus 5.5.
Jammu city and Katra town both had 7.4 degrees Celsius, Batote 2.5, Banihal minus 1.6 and Bhaderwah minus 1.2 as the minimum temperature.
The MeT Department has issued an advisory for adverse weather from January 22 to January 28.
The advisory said that weather conditions are set to change significantly with two Western Disturbances expected to affect J&K in quick succession in the next few days.
The first and more intense system is likely to impact J&K and adjoining areas during January 22-24, with peak activity on January 23.
The second, comparatively moderate system is expected from the night of January 26 to the forenoon of January 28, peaking on January 27, the weather advisory said.