Slight respite from cold as minimum temperatures rise in Kashmir

The minimum temperatures across Kashmir increased on Thursday providing relief to the people from the cold wave conditions, officials said.

A MeT official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.0°C against minus 1.2°C on the previous night. It was minus 2.0°C below the normal for this time of the year, he said.

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The Meteorological Office has said the weather is largely expected to remain dry in the plains of Jammu and Kashmir till February 21.