A thick fog enveloping most parts of the Kashmir Valley and freezing temperatures affected life in Jammu and Kashmir yesterday.
People were forced to begin their day late due to the fog, which also inconvenienced motorists and other commuters due to low visibility.
Traffic was moved slowly Srinagar’s roads. Many drivers switched on their fog lights.
Office-goers complained of sluggish traffic movement in many parts of the city.
“We are not expecting heavy fog tomorrow,” an official said.
Meanwhile, the minimum temperatures plunged several degrees below the freezing point in the valley and other parts of the state yesterday, intensifying the chilly weather conditions.
The tourist destinations of Gulmarg and Pahalgam shivered at minus 5 degrees and minus 4.9 degrees respectively.
The minimum was minus 2.8 degrees in Qazigund town, minus 3.4 in Awantipora, minus 3.1 in Kupwara and minus 2.2 in Kukernag in the valley.
Leh town in the Ladakh region was the coldest in the state at minus 13.2 degrees while Kargil in the region recorded minus 12.4.
“It will be a partly cloudy day ahead in Ladakh with the maximum hovering around 7 degrees,” the weather official said.
In Jammu city, the minimum overnight temperature was 7.8 degrees. Banihal town in Jammu province recorded the lowest minimum in the region at minus 0.6 degrees yesterday.
The minimum was 7degrees in Katra town, 0.3 in Bhaderwah, 2.7 in Batote, 5.2 in Udhampur and 9.2 in Kathua, the weather office said.