Respite from intense cold wave conditions in Kashmir

Residents of Kashmir got respite from intense cold wave conditions as mercury settled closer to freezing point in Srinagar, a Meteorological (MeT) Department official said on Sunday. mercury continued its urd trend as minimum temperature in city settled at minus 0.2 degrees Celsius compared to minus 3 degrees previous night, official said.

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He said mercury in Qazigund, gateway town to valley in south Kashmir, settled at a low of minus 0.7 degrees Celsius, an increase of nearly six degrees from previous night's minus 6.4 degrees Celsius.  night temperature in Pahalgam tourist resort in south Kashmir settled at a low of minus 3 degrees Celsius, an increase of over one degrees from minus 4.2 degrees Celsius on Saturday.

night temperature in Kokernag, in south, settled at a low of minus 2 degrees Celsius, while data was available for Gulmarg and Kura wear stations in rth Kashmir, official added. MeT Office has forecast scattered light rains or sw in valley over next 72 hours.

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