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Kashmir Valley was successful the grip of a acold question with astir parts of the portion signaling sub-zero nighttime temperatures, officials said connected Wednesday (January 7, 2026).
The tourer edifice of Sonamarg successful cardinal Kashmir's Ganderbal territory was the coldest recorded spot successful Jammu and Kashmir arsenic it shivered astatine a debased of minus 10.1 degrees Celsius connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026) night, the officials said.
The nighttime somesthesia successful Gulmarg successful northbound Kashmir's Baramulla territory improved by a grade to settee astatine a debased of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius, they said.
Srinagar recorded a debased of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, up respective degrees from minus 4 degrees Celsius connected Monday (January 5, 2026) night, they said.
In southbound Kashmir's tourer edifice of Pahalgam, the minimum settled astatine a debased of minus 7.2 degrees Celsius. Qazigund, the gateway municipality of the valley, recorded a minimum somesthesia of 0.1 degrees Celsius, the officials said.
Kokernag recorded a debased of minus 2.3 degrees Celsius and Kupwara minus 3.6 degrees Celsius.
The portion is presently successful the midst of 'Chilla-e-Kalan', a 40-day play of utmost cold, during which nighttime temperatures often driblet respective degrees beneath the freezing constituent and chances of snowfall are the highest.
Biting acold astatine galore places successful Haryana, Punjab
Temperatures dropped to nether 5 degrees Celsius successful parts of Haryana and Punjab, the upwind bureau said connected Wednesday.
Narnaul with a debased of 4 degrees Celsius was the coldest spot successful Haryana. Bhiwani besides reeled nether aggravated acold signaling a debased of 5 degrees Celsius.
According to the met department, Ambala recorded a minimum somesthesia of 8.4 degrees, Rohtak 8.8 degrees, Hisar 8.2 degrees and Karnal 8.4 degrees Celsius.
In Punjab, Bathinda was the coldest spot successful the State signaling a debased of 4.6 degrees Celsius.
Amritsar recorded a minimum somesthesia of 7.5 degrees, Ludhiana 6.6 degrees, Patiala 7.1 degrees portion Gurdaspur recorded a minimum of 5.7 degrees Celsius.
The minimum somesthesia of Chandigarh, the communal superior of the 2 States, was recorded astatine 7.6 degrees Celsius.
