Srinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) Moderate rain and snow is forecast for Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday as the minimum temperature here settled above the freezing point.

The forecast is for the next 24 hours till Thursday, a Met official said.

The minimum temperature here settled at 1.8 degrees Celsius today, while in Pahalgam and Gulmarg it was minus 0.5 and minus 5.6, respectively.

In Ladakh's Leh, it was minus 7.6, minus 13 in Kargil and minus 7.2 in Drass.

Jammu city recorded 12.6 degrees Celsius, Katra 10.3, Batote 1.6, Bannihal 0.4 and Bhaderwah was at 1.4.

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