Srinagar: Srinagar recorded its coldest night of the season, with temperatures plunging to -6.0°C as the cold wave tightened its grip across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
According to the details collected by the news agency JKNS, in Kashmir, Shopian experienced the lowest temperature, freezing at -10.2°C, followed by Anantnag at -9.0°C and Pulwama at -8.4°C. Other areas also faced severe cold, with Larnoo at -8.3°C, Qazigund and Khudwani at -7.0°C each, and Sonamarg at -7.1°C. Pahalgam registered -6.8°C, Kupwara -6.2°C, and Ganderbal -6.1°C, while Kulgam and Bandipora reported -6.6°C and -6.5°C, respectively. Kokernag stood at -5.3°C, and Baramulla at -5.7°C.
In the Jammu region, Banihal recorded -1.9°C, while Udhampur touched 0.1°C. Other districts such as Poonch and Samba reported 1.1°C, with Reasi at 1.4°C and Jammu city at 5.1°C.
Meanwhile, Ladakh witnessed the harshest conditions, with Kargil freezing at -13.5°C and Leh at -11.2°C.
In the meantime, the biting cold has disrupted daily life, with frost-covered roads and icy conditions affecting movement. Meteorologists expect the cold wave to persist in the coming days, urging residents to take precautions.—(JKNS)
