Leh Weather

High altitudes, unpredictable weather and the lack of proven mechanical options have made the armed forces look at a natural alternative in the challenging terrain of Ladakh, and the two-humped camel is leading the pack.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions.

Residents of Jammu and Kashmir faced intense cold conditions on Tuesday with Srinagar experiencing the coldest night of the season so far, the weather office said.

Temperatures continued to drop in parts of north India with Leh, Srinagar and Jammu experiencing the coldest night of the season, weather officials said Tuesday.

Several places in the north India experienced the coldest day of the winter on December 2, as the mercury dipped below the season's average, with Leh recording a minimum temperature of -14.4 degrees Celsius. Delhi experienced chilly winds on Monday morning which brought the minimum temperature down to 8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's a...

Leh in Ladakh shivered at minus 6.3 degrees Celsius, while temperature in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir showed a rise after falling several degrees below season's average, weather officials said.

Himachal Pradesh weather: On Manali-Leh route, a landslide was triggered by relentless rain.

The cold wave in Kashmir intensified on Wednesday as temperature slipped several degrees below the freezing point. Leh recorded the lowest temperature, minus 17.1 degrees Celsius last night, a weather official said.

Leh recorded this winter season's coldest night on Sunday with the minimum temperature dropping to minus 15.7 degrees Celsius, followed by minus 11.4 degrees Celsius in Kargil, Met officials said.

There was respite from cold wave conditions in Kashmir today morning even as all weather stations in the valley recorded sub-zero temperatures last night. In Srinagar, the mercury settled at minus 2.6 degree Celsius last night, a MET department official said. The city had recorded the lowest this season two nights back as temperature dipped to minu...

A cold wave continues in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region, with the coldest temperature recorded at minus 8.8 degrees Celsius in Kargil on Tuesday, Met said. Leh at minus 8.2 also remained below freezing point, with the weather likely to remain the same for another three to four days in Jammu and Kashmir, an official of the MET department s...

The people of Jammu and Kashmir woke up to bright sunshine today. "The weather is likely to remain dry in the state for the next four to five days although the minimum temperatures are likely to drop due to a clear night sky," an official of the Met Department said. "But there would be an improvement in the day temperatures." The ski resort of Gulm...

Minimum temperatures improved in Jammu and Kashmir today due to a cloud cover, but Leh remained frozen at minus 13 degrees Celsius, according to the weather office.

Jammu and Kashmir's twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu and Leh town in the Ladakh region today witnessed their coldest night of the season so far, the Met said.

Ladakh's Leh town recorded the lowest minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, the weather office said.

High altitudes, unpredictable weather and the lack of proven mechanical options have made the armed forces look at a natural alternative in the challenging terrain of Ladakh, and the two-humped camel is leading the pack.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday celebrated Holi with Army jawans in Leh and lauded them for protecting the country from enemies while braving extreme weather conditions.

Residents of Jammu and Kashmir faced intense cold conditions on Tuesday with Srinagar experiencing the coldest night of the season so far, the weather office said.

Temperatures continued to drop in parts of north India with Leh, Srinagar and Jammu experiencing the coldest night of the season, weather officials said Tuesday.

Several places in the north India experienced the coldest day of the winter on December 2, as the mercury dipped below the season's average, with Leh recording a minimum temperature of -14.4 degrees Celsius. Delhi experienced chilly winds on Monday morning which brought the minimum temperature down to 8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's a...

Leh in Ladakh shivered at minus 6.3 degrees Celsius, while temperature in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir showed a rise after falling several degrees below season's average, weather officials said.

Himachal Pradesh weather: On Manali-Leh route, a landslide was triggered by relentless rain.

The cold wave in Kashmir intensified on Wednesday as temperature slipped several degrees below the freezing point. Leh recorded the lowest temperature, minus 17.1 degrees Celsius last night, a weather official said.

Leh recorded this winter season's coldest night on Sunday with the minimum temperature dropping to minus 15.7 degrees Celsius, followed by minus 11.4 degrees Celsius in Kargil, Met officials said.

There was respite from cold wave conditions in Kashmir today morning even as all weather stations in the valley recorded sub-zero temperatures last night. In Srinagar, the mercury settled at minus 2.6 degree Celsius last night, a MET department official said. The city had recorded the lowest this season two nights back as temperature dipped to minu...

A cold wave continues in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region, with the coldest temperature recorded at minus 8.8 degrees Celsius in Kargil on Tuesday, Met said. Leh at minus 8.2 also remained below freezing point, with the weather likely to remain the same for another three to four days in Jammu and Kashmir, an official of the MET department s...

The people of Jammu and Kashmir woke up to bright sunshine today. "The weather is likely to remain dry in the state for the next four to five days although the minimum temperatures are likely to drop due to a clear night sky," an official of the Met Department said. "But there would be an improvement in the day temperatures." The ski resort of Gulm...

Minimum temperatures improved in Jammu and Kashmir today due to a cloud cover, but Leh remained frozen at minus 13 degrees Celsius, according to the weather office.

Jammu and Kashmir's twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu and Leh town in the Ladakh region today witnessed their coldest night of the season so far, the Met said.

Ladakh's Leh town recorded the lowest minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir for the fourth consecutive day on Monday, the weather office said.