However, the meteorological office warned of nights turning more chilly as the week progresses. People at most places in interior areas and localities cleared snow from lanes and bylanes on their own. Srinagar received another spell of heavy snowfall on January 09. However, there was no forecast of any major snowfall from January 7 till January 14, he said. Srinagar, January 05, 2021 04:52 IST Updated: January 05, 2021 00:15 IST Srinagar , January 05, 2021 04:52 IST Updated: January 05, 2021 00:15 IST … newindianexpress.com reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time. But its municipal corporation doesn’t have a single snow clearance machine. SRINAGAR, Jan 9: Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Saturday, affecting flight operations at the airport here, even as the minimum temperature dropped across the Valley, officials said. SRINAGAR, JAN 4 (UNI) People shelter themselves under umbrellas as Srinagar the summer capital of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir experienced fresh snowfall on Monday. The period is considered the harshest of the winter when the chances of snowfall are most frequent and maximum. Nusrat Sidiq | 03.01.2021 A man walks on snow covered road as it snows in Srinagar on January 03, 2021. Try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment. Srinagar-Jammu highway, on which the Valley is dependent for supplies, was closed for traffic after a portion of a bridge in Ramban area collapsed on Sunday. The fresh snowfall began early … The weather in Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) in january comes from statistical datas on the past years. Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, is home to over a million people. It not only disconnected Kashmir’s surface and air link but also plunged Valley into darkness as electricity poles and wires were damaged. Indian News Service (INS) is the first registered online news portal from the state of Jammu & Kashmir. The mercury settled at minus 5.9 °C in Pahalgam against minus 5.1°C on the previous night. Srinagar received about three to four inches of fresh snowfall. Abstain from posting comments that are obscene, defamatory or inflammatory, and do not indulge in personal attacks. Srinagar: Nishat garden covered in snow after heavy snowfall, in Srinagar, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Weather in Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) in january 2021. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Kashmir is in the middle Chillai-Kalan, the 40-day winter period which commenced on December 21 and ends on January 31. Our core values have pillars in honesty, empathy, credibility, equality and integrity. Srinagar: Frozen Dal Lake after the town received fresh snowfall, in Srinagar, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. The minimum temperature at Pahalgam was minus 5.1 degree. The Weatherman has forecast main “dry weather” in the next 24 hours. Check out the photo gallery of Heavy Snowfall In Jammu And Kashmir And Leh, 07/01/2021. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar received 2.5cm of fresh snowfall in the last 24 hours till 0830 hours. Help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines. You can view the weather statistics for the whole month, but also by using the tabs for the beginning, the middle and the end of the month. The views expressed in comments published on newindianexpress.com are those of the comment writers alone. Kashmir is presently in the grip of a 40-day harshest winter period known as Chilai Kalan. Srinagar received about three to four inches of fresh snowfall, while Qazigund-- the gateway town to the valley in south Kashmir--recorded around nine inches of snowfall. There are usually 4 days with some rain in Srinagar in January and the average monthly rainfall is 58mm. Highway blocked Pedestrians walk across a snow-covered road during heavy snowfall, in Srinagar, on Tuesday, January 5, 2021. (Photo I ANI) Although electricity was restored within 24-72 hours, snow was not cleared from the roads, confining people to their homes. 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He said while Srinagar had recorded minus 8.3 degrees Celsius in 1995, the temperature has fallen to minus 11.3 degrees Celsius in 1991. 2 Killed, Over 100 Structures Damaged; 8 Rescued From Mudslide. Published: 14th January 2021 07:50 AM | Last Updated: 14th January 2021 07:50 AM | A+ A A- People pose for photos with India written with Snow, in Srinagar. The Director of the meteorological office in Kashmir, Sonam Lotus, warned that the night temperature may drop to -9 degrees Celsius in next two to four days. Against minus 1.7°C on previous night in Kupwara, the mercury settled at minus 1.5 °C in the north Kashmir district, the official said. Srinagar: A boatman clears snow from the roof of a houseboat after fresh snowfall at river Jehlum, in Srinagar, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2021. Published: 14th January 2021 07:50 AM  |   However, all the main roads were not cleared. White sheet of sparkling snow covered Srinagar and threw life out of gear. Another spell of fresh snowfall in Srinagar on Saturday 09 January 2021.KL Image by Bilal Bahadur The snowfall which started on the early morning suspended the air traffic; though according to authorities the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway is open … Get Rediff News in your Inbox: email. Amid heavy snowfall, the 270-kilometre Srinagar-Jammu National Highway remained closed while no flight operations could take place at the Srinagar … Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 9 (ANI): After heavy snowfall in the chilly winter, Srinagar residents are making snow sculptures of animals, snowmen, cars, igloos and a … J&K witnessed heavy spell of snow on January 3. Qazigund recorded a low of minus 0.4°C against minus 2.8°C on the previous night. 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Srinagar- Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Saturday, affecting flight operations at the airport here, even as the minimum temperature dropped across the … SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir Life in Indian-administered Kashmir came to a halt on Sunday as air and road connectivity remained cut off after heavy snowfall in the region, officials said. Snowfall again in parts of Kashmir, flights affected added by KALEEM GEELANI on 1:08 am January 10, 2021 View all posts by KALEEM GEELANI → Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Email Print Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Saturday, affecting flight operations at the airport, even as the minimum temperature dropped across the Valley. Get the monthly weather forecast for Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, including daily high/low, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. 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