Srinagar, Dec 25 || Minimum temperature dropped further across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as Srinagar city froze at minus 7.3 degrees Celsius.
The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said that Srinagar city recorded minus 7.3 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature while Gulmarg and Pahalgam recorded minus 6.6 and minus 8.4 as the minimum temperature respectively.
Jammu city recorded 7.1, Katra town 6.7, Batote 0.7, Banihal minus 1.3 and Bhaderwah minus 1.6 as the minimum temperature.
The MeT officials said that weather is likely to remain erratic till the first week of January while light rainfall in the Jammu division and cloudy weather are expected on December 28.
“Generally, there is going to be no change in the weather in J&K during the next 10 to 15 days,” the MeT officials said.
As the 40-day long period of harsh winter cold called the ‘Chillai Kalan’ started on December 21, extreme cold has tightened its grip on Kashmir Valley.