SRINAGAR: Kashmir witnessed slight improvement in night temperature as the mercury rose by a few degrees across the Valley though it remained below the freezing point, officials said on Wednesday.

Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, up from the previous night’s minus 3.7 degrees, though still 1.3 degrees below the normal.

Qazigund in south Kashmir recorded a low of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, two degrees higher than the previous night, while north Kashmir’s Kupwara settled at minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, officials said.

Kokernag in south Kashmir registered a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius. Pahalgam, the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra, recorded a low of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, up by 1.2 degrees, they said.

Gulmarg saw the temperature di

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