{"id":351759,"date":"2025-01-09T00:27:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T05:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=351759"},"modified":"2025-01-09T00:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T06:07:07","slug":"kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-srinagar-hits-4-4c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-srinagar-hits-4-4c\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir freezes under intense cold wave, Srinagar hits -4.4\u00b0C"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/01\/Kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-Srinagar-hits-4.4\u00b0C-1024x472.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351760\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/01\/Kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-Srinagar-hits-4.4\u00b0C-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/01\/Kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-Srinagar-hits-4.4\u00b0C-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/01\/Kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-Srinagar-hits-4.4\u00b0C-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/01\/Kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-Srinagar-hits-4.4\u00b0C-696x321.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/01\/Kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-Srinagar-hits-4.4\u00b0C-1068x492.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/01\/Kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-Srinagar-hits-4.4\u00b0C-911x420.jpg 911w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2025\/01\/Kashmir-freezes-under-intense-cold-wave-Srinagar-hits-4.4\u00b0C.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A severe cold wave gripped Kashmir, Jammu, and Ladakh overnight, sending temperatures plummeting across the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a freezing -4.4\u00b0C, intensifying the chill sweeping through the valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coldest spot in the Kashmir valley was Larnoo, which dropped to a numbing -11.6\u00b0C. Other notable lows included Pahalgam at -10.4\u00b0C, Shopian at -9.9\u00b0C, and Gulmarg at -9.6\u00b0C. Qazigund froze at -6.2\u00b0C, while Anantnag recorded a biting -8.4\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Jammu, temperatures stayed above freezing in most areas but were unusually cold for the region. Jammu city registered 5.5\u00b0C, Banihal saw 3.8\u00b0C, and Batote recorded 3.3\u00b0C. Bhaderwah dipped slightly below freezing at -0.2\u00b0C, while Padder experienced a sharp -5.1\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ladakh endured the harshest temperatures, with Drass plunging to a frigid -24.8\u00b0C, followed by Kargil at -14.6\u00b0C and Leh at -13.3\u00b0C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ongoing cold wave continues to impact daily life, with residents braving the harshest winter conditions so far this season.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A severe cold wave gripped Kashmir, Jammu, and Ladakh overnight, sending temperatures plummeting across the region. Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a freezing -4.4\u00b0C, intensifying the chill sweeping through the valley. The coldest spot in the Kashmir valley was Larnoo, which dropped to a numbing -11.6\u00b0C. Other notable lows included Pahalgam [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":351760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2014],"tags":[15577,17469,16010],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=351759"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":351762,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/351759\/revisions\/351762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/351760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=351759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=351759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=351759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}