Srinagar, Jammu witness season's coldest night

Jammu/Srinagar, Nov 23: Continuing its free fall on Thursday, the minimum temperature dropped to minus 2.3 degrees in Srinagar and 7.9 in Jammu, the lowest recorded at both places this season.

While Leh was the coldest town in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 11.6, Kargil recorded minus 9 as the night's lowest temperature, the Met department said.

Night temperatures fell below the freezing point through the valley. Pahalgam recorded minus 5.7 while Gulmarg recorded minus 5.4 as the minimum temperature.

Katra recorded 9.5, Batote 6.5, Bannihal 6 and Bhaderwah was at 2 degrees Celsius.

The weather office forecast mainly clear weather till Friday.