Slight respite from cold conditions in Kashmir

There was a slight respite in the cold wave conditions in Kashmir as the mercury rose by a few degrees across the Valley officials saidThere is a possibility of intermittent light to moderate snowfall at scattered places over two days from Thursday they saidSome improvement in the night temperature across the Valley was witnessed as the mercury rose by around three degrees providing slight relief from the intense cold which had led to the freezing of water supply lines in several areas as well as the interiors of Dal Lake and other water bodies in Kashmir officials saidThe minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at minus 32 degrees Celsius up from minus 56 degrees Celsius on Wednesday night the officials saidAlso read 2022 saw completion of delimitation process revision of electoral rolls in JKPahalgam which serves as a base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra recorded a low of minus 45 degrees Celsius up from minus 74 degrees CelsiusThe minimum temperature in the skiing destination of Gulmarg in north Kashmirs Baramulla district was minus 48 degrees Celsius up from minus 6 degrees CelsiusIn the frontier Kupwara district the minimum temperature settled at minus 33 degrees Celsius while Qazigund the gateway town to the Valley recorded 32 degrees Celsius the officials saidKokernag recorded a low of minus 23 degrees CelsiusAlthough there was brief snowfall in Pahalgam and adjoining areas in south Kashmir the Valley is going through a dry spell with no major precipitation forecast till the end of DecemberHowever according to the Meteorological MeT Department has said there is a possibility with over 75 per cent chance of intermittent light to moderate snowfall at scattered to fairly widespread places in the valley from Thursday evening to FridayThere is no forecast of any major snowfall till January 5 it addedKashmir is currently in the grip of ChillaiKalan the 40day harshest winter period when a cold wave grips the region and the temperature drops considerably leading to the freezing of water bodies as well as water supply lines in several parts of the ValleyThe chances of snowfall are the most frequent and maximum during this period Most areas especially in the higher reaches receive heavy snowfallChillaiKalan begins on December 21 and ends on January 30 The cold wave continues even after that with a 20daylong ChillaiKhurd small cold and a 10daylong ChillaiBachha baby cold following itThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever