India’s coldest habitat, Drass, which is the gateway to Ladakh, recorded the lowest temperature, -29.2 degrees Celsius, on Wednesday followed by Padum where the temperature was -24.3 degrees Celsius.
The Union Territories (UTs) of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are currently witnessing severe cold waves because of frequent western disturbance this winter.
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The entire Ladakh UT is going through freezing temperatures. The capital of Leh recorded -15.8 degrees Celsius while the cold in Kargil town was harsher with -21.5 degrees Celsius.
South Kashmir’s tourist spot, Pahalgam, with -11.7 degrees Celsius was the coldest place in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, followed by Gulmarg in north Kashmir where -11.3 degrees Celsius temperature was recorded.
Kashmir Valley’s gateway, Qazigund in south recorded -7.4 degrees Celsius, while north Kashmir’s Kupwara witnessed -6.2 degrees Celsius.
Jammu division’s Bhaderwah was reeling under the cold wave conditions with -1.4 degrees Celsius. Batote and Banihal recorded -0.5 and -0.3 degrees Celsius respectively.
Meanwhile, the Srinagar meteorological Centre has predicted two bouts of western disturbances. The first from 19 to 21 January would be feeble in J&K and Ladakh UTs with isolated to scattered snowfall. The second one between 22 and 24 January will be widespread with moderate to heavy snowfall in the two UTs.
