Ladakh: nights below 8°C in 7 districts — cover young stock
Night temperatures fall to -3°C in Zanskar over the next 3 days. Newborn calves, lambs and chicks fall ill quickly in the cold.
Key numbers
- Cold districts
- 7
- Coldest
- Zanskar -3°C
Ladakh: Cold districts: Zanskar -3°C, Changthang -3°C, Nubra -2°C, Drass -1°C, Leh 0°C and Sham 3°C.
What to do: keep animals in a closed, dry shed at night on dry straw bedding; cover newborns with sacking or a blanket; give lukewarm water; keep draughts out of the poultry house without letting smoke build up.
Ladakh: district by district
See on the map →4 Good for field work2 Light rain — plan around it1 Rain — hold off spraying
| District | 3-day rain | Max | Min | Field work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanskar | 1.9 mm | 12° | -3° | Good for field work |
| Changthang | 0.8 mm | 9° | -3° | Good for field work |
| Nubra | 16 mm | 14° | -2° | Rain — hold off spraying |
| Drass | 2.2 mm | 13° | -1° | Good for field work |
| Leh | 3.4 mm | 11° | 0° | Light rain — plan around it |
| Sham | 2.2 mm | 15° | 3° | Good for field work |
| Kargil | 2.5 mm | 17° | 4° | Light rain — plan around it |
3-day forecast, Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0). Red = 35°C or more, blue = 8°C or less.
This story was written automatically from Open-Meteo's official/open data. Every number in it comes from that data — nothing is estimated. Spot a mistake? Write to kisansamacharofficial@gmail.com.
