Srinagar- Dense fog enveloped Srinagar and several other parts of Kashmir on Saturday, even as overcast skies led to a marginal rise in minimum temperatures across the valley, providing slight relief from prevailing cold conditions, officials said.

Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.9 degrees Celsius on Friday night, up from the previous night’s minus 3.6 degrees Celsius. Despite the increase, the temperature remained 1.7 degrees below the seasonal average.

The Meteorological Department said thick fog was observed particularly in areas around water bodies, reducing visibility at several places across the valley.

Qazigund in south Kashmir recorded a minimum of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, while north Kashmir’s Kupwara settled at minus 2.4 degrees Celsius. Kokernag registered a low of 0.1

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