Cold wave tightened its grip on Kashmir with the night temperature in Srinagar dipping slightly to settle at the season’s lowest of minus 6.2 degrees Celsius.

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded its coldest night this winter at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius — marginally down from minus 6.1 degrees Celsius recorded the previous night.

This was for the third straight day that the minimum temperature has settled at minus 6.0 degrees Celsius or below in Srinagar city, where many water bodies have partially frozen due to intense cold conditions.

The fringes of the famous Dal Lake were also frozen in the early hours but bright sunshine — along with the maximum temperature staying above 10 degrees Celsius for the past two days — has given some respite to the people during the day time.