Srinagar, Feb. 7 -- The minimum temperature across Kashmir rose by 2 to 7 degrees Celsius, but snowfall in higher reaches significantly brought down the day temperature, officials said on Saturday.

The minimum temperature in Srinagar city increased by 5.5 degrees, from minus 2.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday night to 3.0 degrees on Friday night, the officials added.

Gulmarg ski resort in north Kashmir's Baramulla district recorded a low of minus 6.5 degrees Celsius, making it the coldest place in the valley.

In Pahalgam, a tourist resort in south Kashmir and base camp for the Amarnath yatra, the minimum temperature rose by 7 degrees, from minus 7.5 degrees Celsius to minus 0.5 degrees Celsius. Other areas saw the following minimum temperat...