There was a slight improvement in the minimum temperature at most places in Kashmir, providing some relief from the intense cold conditions even as upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir are bracing for rain and snow from November 29-30.
A MeT official said there was slight improvement in the minimum temperature across Kashmir today.
However, fog engulfed Srinagar and other parts of the valley in the morning. There was not much of an impact on the air traffic at the Srinagar airport due to the fog.
The Met official said shallow to moderate fog is likely to continue till Tuesday at many places in Kashmir.
“The weather is generally cloudy at most places of Jammu and Kashmir and it will likely remain such with light rain or snow at isolated places till Tuesday. From Wednesday, there are chances of light to moderate rain or snow at fairly widespread places with the possibility of thunderstorms or lightning at a few places over two days,” he said.
The MeT officials said Srinagar recorded a minimum of 3.5 degrees Celsius up from zero degree Celsius the previous night.
The minimum temperature in Qazigund settled at 2.6 degrees Celsius, while Kokernag town registered a low of 2.8 degrees Celsius.
The tourist destination of Pahalgam in south Kashmir Anantnag district recorded a low of 1.5 degrees Celsius.
The minimum in Kupwara town in north Kashmir settled at a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius.
The ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir was the only weather station in the valley where the minimum settled below the freezing point at minus 1.2 degree Celsius.