Ladakh: nights below 8°C in 7 districts — cover young stock
Night temperatures fall to -5°C in Changthang over the next 3 days. Newborn calves, lambs and chicks fall ill quickly in the cold.
Key numbers
- Cold districts
- 7
- Coldest
- Changthang -5°C
Ladakh: Cold districts: Changthang -5°C, Drass -2°C, Zanskar -2°C, Leh -2°C, Nubra 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 →1 Good for field work6 Light rain — plan around it
| District | 3-day rain | Max | Min | Field work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changthang | 3.4 mm | 11° | -5° | Light rain — plan around it |
| Drass | 7.2 mm | 14° | -2° | Light rain — plan around it |
| Zanskar | 7.4 mm | 14° | -2° | Light rain — plan around it |
| Leh | 7 mm | 14° | -2° | Light rain — plan around it |
| Nubra | 1.4 mm | 14° | 0° | Good for field work |
| Sham | 3.2 mm | 17° | 3° | Light rain — plan around it |
| Kargil | 6.4 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.
