<p>The minimum temperature in most parts of Kashmir dropped further due to clear night sky with Srinagar recording the coldest night of the season at 0.1 degree Celsius.</p>.<p>A MeT department official said Srinagar registered further drop in night temperature compared to previous night as the city recorded a low of 0.1 degrees Celsius, against previous night’s 0.7 degrees.</p>.<p>Fog had also engulfed many parts of the Valley including Srinagar on Monday morning as a consequence of which vehicles moved with head-lights on. </p>.<p>Pahalgam, a tourist resort which serves as a base camp during annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, was the coldest recorded place in the Valley with mercury settling at -3.5 degrees Celsius degrees against previous night’s -3.4 degrees, he said. The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of -2 degrees Celsius, compared to previous night’s -0.6 degrees.</p>.<p>Leh, in frontier Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in the region with night temperature dipping to -7.2 degrees Celsius. The temperature in the town, 434 km from here, has been receding in the past few days.</p>.<p>The MeT Department has forecast that there would not be any major change in the weather and it would remain dry for the next 48 hours which could lead to a further drop in the night temperatures.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, people were seen looking for heating gadgets in Srinagar markets. The sale of heating appliances, kangris (local heaters), woolens and blankets have picked up in the market in recent weeks.</p>
<p>The minimum temperature in most parts of Kashmir dropped further due to clear night sky with Srinagar recording the coldest night of the season at 0.1 degree Celsius.</p>.<p>A MeT department official said Srinagar registered further drop in night temperature compared to previous night as the city recorded a low of 0.1 degrees Celsius, against previous night’s 0.7 degrees.</p>.<p>Fog had also engulfed many parts of the Valley including Srinagar on Monday morning as a consequence of which vehicles moved with head-lights on. </p>.<p>Pahalgam, a tourist resort which serves as a base camp during annual Amarnath yatra in south Kashmir, was the coldest recorded place in the Valley with mercury settling at -3.5 degrees Celsius degrees against previous night’s -3.4 degrees, he said. The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of -2 degrees Celsius, compared to previous night’s -0.6 degrees.</p>.<p>Leh, in frontier Ladakh region, was the coldest recorded place in the region with night temperature dipping to -7.2 degrees Celsius. The temperature in the town, 434 km from here, has been receding in the past few days.</p>.<p>The MeT Department has forecast that there would not be any major change in the weather and it would remain dry for the next 48 hours which could lead to a further drop in the night temperatures.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, people were seen looking for heating gadgets in Srinagar markets. The sale of heating appliances, kangris (local heaters), woolens and blankets have picked up in the market in recent weeks.</p>
