The city recorded its coldest night on Monday, with the minimum temperature settling at minus 3.2 degrees Celsius the previous night.

The cold wave in Kashmir intensified as the minimum temperature across the valley stayed several degrees below the freezing point, officials said here on Tuesday.

Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 3.1 degrees Celsius, which was the second coldest night of this winter season, MET officials said.

The city recorded its coldest night on Monday, with the minimum temperature settling at minus 3.2 degrees Celsius the previous night.

(PTI)

Shopian town in south Kashmir was the coldest recorded place in the valley as the minimum dipped to minus 5.4 degrees Celsius followed closely by Pulwama where the minimum temperature stayed five degrees below the freezing point.

Pahalgam tourist resort in Anantnag district, which serves as one of the two base camps for Amarnath Yatra in the valley recorded a low of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, while Gulmarg resort in North Kashmir recorded minimum temperature of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius.

Zojila, the pass connecting Kashmir valley to Ladakh union territory, recorded a low of minus 16 degrees Celsius.

Kashmir valley has been going through a prolonged dry spell since October as the MET office here has forecast dry weather over the next week. (PTI)

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