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Kashmir in grip of cold wave, Pulwama shivers at -5.5°C

Kashmir in grip of cold wave, Pulwama shivers at -5.5°C

A view of ‘Zero Bridge’ on a cold foggy morning, in Srinagar on Thursday, December 12, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI The minimum temperature in Kashmir remained below the freezing point as cold conditions persisted across the valley, officials said on Friday (December 12, 2025). Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of -3.6°C on Thursday (December 11, 2025) night, down from the previous night’s -2.9°C, the officials said. They said the night temperature was 2.4° below the normal for this time of the season. Qazigund in south Kashmir recorded a low of -2.8°C, while the minimum in north Kashmir’s Kupwara settled at -3.6°C, and Kokernag in south Kashmir registered a low of -0.7°C. Pahalgam, one of the base camps for the Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of -4.6°C, they said. The night temperature at the famous ski resort of Gulmarg, in north Kashmir, settled at a low of 0°C. Pulwama, in south Kashmir, was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir at -5.5°C, while the neighbouring …