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Kashmir reeled nether acold conditions arsenic the nighttime somesthesia settled respective degrees beneath the freezing constituent astatine astir places, officials said successful Thursday (January 29, 2026).
However, galore places, including Srinagar, recorded warmer-than-expected nighttime temperature.
The minimum successful the metropolis settled astatine minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, down from the erstwhile night's 0.1 degrees Celsius. The nighttime somesthesia was 0.3 degrees supra the seasonal normal.
Sonamarg successful cardinal Kashmir's Ganderbal territory was the coldest recorded spot successful Jammu and Kashmir, registering a debased of minus 11.2 degrees Celsius, down from the erstwhile night's minus 9.8 degrees Celsius, the officials said.
The celebrated skis edifice of Gulmarg successful northbound Kashmir's Baramulla territory registered a debased of minus 9, portion the Pahalgam tourer edifice successful southbound Kashmir, which besides serves arsenic 1 of the basal camps for the yearly Amarnath Yatra, recorded a debased of minus 4.5 degrees Celsius.
The minimum somesthesia successful Qazigund, the gateway municipality of the valley, settled astatine zero degrees, portion Kokernag recorded a debased of minus 0.6 degrees and Kupwara minus 3.5 degrees Celsius, they added.
'Chilla-i-Kalan', the 40-day play of utmost acold during which nighttime temperatures often driblet respective degrees beneath the freezing point, and the chances of snowfall are the highest, is astir to end.
'Chilla-i-Kalan', which began connected December 21 past year, ends connected January 30.
However, acold conditions proceed adjacent aft that. 'Chillai-Kalan' is followed by a 20-day 'Chillai Khurd' (small cold) and 10-day 'Chillai Bachha (baby cold). The Meteorological Department has said the upwind would stay cloudy but adust aft till January 31.
A caller occidental disturbance is apt to interaction the portion connected February 1, which could bring different spell of bedewed weather, it said.
