It was the coldest night of this season in Jammu, the temperature dropped to 3.6 degrees Celsius.
Jagran correspondent, Jammu. Cold wave continues to rage in Jammu. Along with severe cold, dense fog is also increasing the problems of the people. The fog is so dense in the morning and evening that it becomes difficult to see even at a distance of 10 feet.
Due to fog and cold wave, Jammu recorded the coldest night of this season, when the minimum temperature dropped to 3.6 degrees Celsius, which was 3.4 degrees below normal.
According to the Meteorological Department, the temperature in most areas of Jammu division remains 1 to 2 degrees below normal, while in Kashmir Valley the temperature is still being recorded 4 to 6 degrees above normal.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature of Jammu was 15.2 degrees Celsius and the minimum was 3.6 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature in Banihal was recorded at 13.9 and the minimum temperature was -0.4 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature in Batot was 14.4 while the minimum was 1.3 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature recorded at Katra, the base camp of Mata Vaishno Devi, was 17.0 and the minimum temperature was 5.2 degrees Celsius. Bhaderwah recorded a minimum temperature of -2.8 and a maximum of 13.5 degrees Celsius.
In Kashmir Valley, the maximum temperature in Srinagar was 10.9 and the minimum was -5.7 degrees Celsius. Qazikund recorded a maximum of 12.1 and a minimum of -6.3 degrees, Pahalgam a maximum of 8.0 and a minimum of -7.8 degrees, while Gulmarg recorded a maximum of 4.7 and a minimum of -6.8 degrees Celsius.
According to the information received from Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, the effect of cold wave will remain for now. There are no chances of rain or snowfall in the coming days and the weather is likely to remain dry.