Srinagar, Dec 24: Barring famous resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, the minimum temperature settled at above freezing point in Kashmir on Friday amid a persistent cloud cover.
Quoting a meteorological department official, news agency GNS reported that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.4 against last night’s 2.6°C and had rainfall of 1.3mm in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today.
Kashmir is presently under the grip of 40-day long harshest period of winter, known locally as ‘Chillai Kalan, which started from December 21. It is followed by a 20-day long ‘Chillai Khurd’ and a 10-day-long ‘Chilla Bachha’.
