Leh freezes at minus 11.3, cold wave sweeps valley
Friday - December 1, 2017 9:44 am ,
Category : SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Leh freezes at minus 11.3, cold wave sweeps valley
Srinagar Dec 1 (IANS) Cold wave continued in the valley on Friday as the Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir remained frozen with Leh recording the night s lowest temperature at minus 11.3 degrees Celsius.
"Neighbouring Kargil town recorded a minus 7.4 as the minimum " an official of the Met Department said. "Cold wave conditions are likely to continue till Tuesday at least."
The night s lowest temperature was minus 2.9 in Srinagar city while in Pahalgam and Gulmarg it was minus 5.1 and minus 3.4 degrees Celsius.
Jammu city recorded 8.4 Katra 9 Batote 6 Bannihal 2.3 Bhaderwah 2.4 and Udhampur 4.5 as the night s lowest temperatures.
--IANS
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