Srinagar witnesses coldest night of season, shivers at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius

The fringes of the famous Dal Lake froze on Sunday as the mercury continued its freefall in Srinagar which experienced the coldest night of the season at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius, the MET Office said.

The minimum temperature across the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh Union Territory stayed several degrees below the freezing point, intensifying the cold wave in some areas in the region, an official of the Meteorological Department said.

Jammu region continued to reel under intense cold with the mercury staying several degrees below the season's average, an official said.