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The chilling grasp of winter fixed its hang on Kashmir as Srinagar encountered its coldest evening of the time, with temperatures decreasing to - 5.4°C, marginally lower than the - 5.3°C recorded on Wednesday.

The Meteorological Center in Srinagar detailed that this was 4.4°C beneath the occasional standard for the late spring capital of Jammu and Kashmir. In South Kashmir's Shopian locale, the mercury dove to a frigid - 6.6°C, checking it as the coldest area in the district. Inside pieces of Dal Lake in Srinagar froze because of the extreme cold, with reports showing that other waterbodies and faucet water pipes additionally surrendered to the frigid temperatures.

A vacationer with a sheet of ice at the Dal Lake in Srinagar.
Pahalgam, a vacationer location in South Kashmir, stayed the coldest spot generally, with a low of - 5.8°C, 2.0°C underneath the typical for this season.

In the mean time, the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in North Kashmir recorded a base temperature of - 5.0°C, a slight improvement from the - 5.5°C enlisted a day earlier.

According to the Meteorological Office, Qazigund on the Srinagar-Jammu parkway saw temperatures plunge to - 3.8°C, while Kokernag recorded - 1.6°C. Kupwara in North Kashmir encountered a base temperature of - 4.2°C, showing a further drop from the earlier evening.

The Meteorological Office predicts clear weather conditions all things considered puts today, with dry circumstances expected until December 15. A Western Aggravation (WD) is expected to affect the locale on December 16, possibly causing light snowfall in very high reaches of Jammu and Kashmir.

From December 17 to 24, the weather conditions is supposed to stay dry and cold across Jammu and Kashmir, with shallow to direct haze likely in many spots in the Kashmir division during this period, as announced by the Meteorological Office. The district stays in the grip of an extraordinary virus wave, with authorities expressing that the frosty temperatures have brought about the hardening of a few water bodies, and water supply pipes in different regions have been affected. Gentle precipitation is anticipated throughout the end of the week.