Normal life in the Kashmir Valley was paralysed by the biting cold, while fog and chill returned to the plains today. Life crawled in Kargil at frigid -20 degrees Celsius even as the cold wave tightened grip on the valley and Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir. The nearby Leh town quivered at -13.8 degrees Celsius. Srinagar recorded a minimum of -3.1 degrees Celsius.
Qazigund groaned at -3. Kokernag town registered a low of -1.8 degrees Celsius, Kupwara -3, Pahalgam -1.5 and Gulmarg -8.6. Kashmir is currently under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day period of harshest winter. However, about a month into the period, the weather has largely remained dry, especially in the plains. Foggy weather troubled commuters in Delhi, which had a low of 7.4 degrees Celsius. Visibility was recorded at 200 metres and humidity was recorded at 100 per cent, a MeT department official said. Cold conditions prevailed in many parts of Uttar Pradesh where dense to very dense fog occurred at many places. Lakhimpur Kheri recorded the lowest temperature at four degrees Celsius. Night and day temperature rose in Faizabad, Lucknow, Bareilly, Moradabad, Agra and Meerut divisions, giving some respite from the chilly weather conditions. Dense to very dense fog is likely in some parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh tomorrow, the Met office predicted. After temporary respite, cold weather conditions were back at many places in Punjab. Fog reduced visibility at a few places in the morning including Hisar, Karnal, Rohtak and Bhiwani in Haryana and Amritsar in Punjab. Chandigarh recorded a minimum temperature of 6.9 degrees Celsius.
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