Srinagar, Jan. 12 -- The sub-zero temperatures persisted in Kashmir valley with no let up in cold weather conditions on Sunday.

The J&K meteorological centre in Srinagar said that the capital city again witnessed a freezing night with temperatures dropping to a low of -5.2degC on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday, some 3.2 degrees below normal at this time of the year.

Friday witnessed the coldest night of the season in Srinagar at -6 degrees Celsius. The sub zero temps prompted various water bodies including the interiors of Dal Lake to freeze on its surface.

The southern district of Shopian registered the lowest at -8.6degC, followed by Pulwama at -7.7degC and Pahalgam at -7.6degC.

The northern ski resort of Gulmarg witne...