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Srinagar: A severe cold wave continued to grip Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, with the Valley and Ladakh regions experiencing freezing conditions. Most areas are recording sub-zero minimum temperatures.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, Shopian in the Kashmir Valley was the coldest place, registering a minimum of minus 8.2\u00b0C, followed closely by Pulwama at minus 8.0 \u00b0C and Pahalgam at minus 7.8 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n
Srinagar city recorded a low of minus 5.7 \u00b0C, while the temperature at Srinagar airport dipped further to minus 7.2 \u00b0C. Other parts of the Valley also experienced bitter cold, with Sopore recording minus 7.6 \u00b0C, Awantipora and Islamabad minus 7.0 \u00b0C each, Gulmarg minus 6.8 \u00b0C and Kupwara and Budgam at minus 6.1 \u00b0C. Kokernag recorded a relatively higher minimum of minus 4.0 degrees \u00b0C.<\/p>\n
In the Jammu region, temperatures were comparatively higher, though some hilly areas witnessed freezing conditions.<\/p>\n
Ladakh recorded the coldest temperatures, with Drass, the second coldest inhabited place in the world, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 24.6 \u00b0C. Nyoma registered minus 20.3 \u00b0C, Padum minus 19.6 \u00b0C and Hanle minus 17.0 \u00b0C. Leh recorded a low of minus 14.4 \u00b0C, while Kargil registered minus 13.7 \u00b0C.<\/p>\n
Meteorological officials have warned that the cold wave conditions are likely to persist over the next few days, especially during night and early morning hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Srinagar: A severe cold wave continued to grip Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, with the Valley and Ladakh regions experiencing freezing conditions. Most areas are recording sub-zero minimum temperatures. According to Kashmir Media Service, Shopian in the Kashmir Valley was the coldest place, registering a minimum of minus 8.2\u00b0C, followed closely by Pulwama at …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":192272,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-192271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indian-occupied-jammu-and-kashmir"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t