Cold wave continues in Kashmir, Ladakh
Submitted by admin4 on 21 January 2010 - 5:26pm
By IANS,
Srinagar : The intense cold wave continued in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region Thursday even though snowfall in Ladakh helped raise the night temperature.
"The minimum temperature today (Thursday) in Srinagar was minus 2.9 degrees Celsius. It was minus 7 degrees in Leh and minus 8 degrees in Kargil town of Ladakh region," said an official of the local weather officer here.
The night temperatures in Leh and Kargil have improved as compared to the last fortnight, during which these remained around minus 18 degrees Celsius.
"The night temperature in the Ladakh region indicated a rising trend because of snowfall in the region yesterday (Wednesday)," the official said.
Rain and snowfall have been forecast in the valley during the next 48 hours.
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