Night temperature dips in most parts of Kashmir, Met forecasts cold wave in valley

The minimum temperature dropped in most places in Kashmir on Saturday, with the Met office forecasting a cold wave in several places in the valley during the next three days.

Srinagar city recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.6 degrees Celsius -- more than two notches lower than the previous night.

Gulmarg recorded a low of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius -- up two degrees from the night before.

Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 8.4 degrees Celsius. The resort town was the coldest in the valley.

The minimum temperature in Qazigund -- the gateway to Kashmir -- was minus 5.6 degrees Celsius, Kupwara in north Kashmir minus 4.7 degrees, and Kokernag in south Kashmir minus 4.2 degrees.

The Met office has forecast a mainly dry weather till December 21.

However, the minimum temperature is forecast to fall further in the valley and there will be a cold wave over many stations during the next three days, it said.