Jammu and Kashmir weather News

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has linked the ongoing cold wave to the La Niña effect, which refers to cooler-than-average sea surface temperatures across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. 

Leh, the main town in the region, saw its lowest temperature of the season at minus 9.6°C. Even the Zojila Pass, which connects J&K with Ladakh recorded a very cold minus 18°C.

Snowfall was reported across the high-altitude areas of Gurez, Sadna Top, Tulel, Gulmarg hills, and Sonamarg, leading to a sharp drop in temperatures.

Jammu Kashmir Flood 2023: A person is trapped due to flash flood in Harni Nallah of Mendhar in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. A person got trapped in the strong current for a long time and was rescued after a lot of effort with the help of the local people.

District administration Anantnag has launched a widescale rescue operation to evacuate nearly twenty families stuck alongside their livestock at Margan Top in the Kokernag area, amid ongoing inclement weather conditions across the region.

Traffic movement was affected on Jammu-Srinagar highway today This is owing to the wet weather in the Ramban district On Thursday, two avalanches were reported in Kashmir

Not only the world-famous ski resort Gulmarg -- which is fully packed during the winter season-- but other destinations like Pahalgam, Sonamarg, and even houseboats in Dal lake are crowded despite chilly weather. 

In the plains where there is an outbreak of cold. At the same time, the weather has started changing in the mountains and snowfall has also started in many states. Due to heavy snowfall, alert has been issued in many districts of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Kashmir in Cold Grip, Most Places In Kashmir Record Season’s Coldest Night, Shivers At minus 5.8°C, Pahalgam Coldest In Valley At Minus 7.0°C.  

The intensity of Snowfall and rainfall in parts of Jammu and Kashmir are likely to increase today. All operations at the Srinagar Airport have been delayed due to heavy snowfall in the area. Landslides triggered by incessant rain blocked the Jammu-Srinagar highway, leaving at least 3,000 vehicles stranded.

As predicted by the Kashmir metrological department, the upper reaches of the union territory including several hill stations witnessed fresh snowfall, while rains lashed plains since morning.

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Srinagar recorded a minimum of minus 1 degree Celsius while Pahalgam and Gulmarg recorded minus 3.9 and minus 5, respectively.

On December 7, 1990, Srinagar had recorded a low of minus 8.8 degrees Celsius. It was minus 7.7 on Wednesday (December 26) night.

There was no relief from cold wave conditions in Kashmir as mercury stayed several degrees below freezing point in most parts of the valley.

A three-day long spell of rain and snow was forecast for Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday as an overcast night sky caused night temperatures to rise.

Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar recorded the hottest day of the season on Wednesday, but winter capital Jammu got a respite as the maximum temperature dropped a few notches, the met department said.

Night temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region remained several notches below the freezing point on Saturday as the Met department said rain and snowfall was likely in Jammu and Kashmir on January 4 and 5.