Snowfall breaks dry spell in Kashmir

Kashmir Valley today experienced fresh snowfall with most places, especially the plains, witnessing the first snow of the season, breaking the prolonged dry spell at the fag end of 'Chillai-Kalan', the 40-day period of harshest winter.
"Most places in Kashmir Valley witnessed fresh snowfall since early morning today," Director, MeT Office, Sonam Lotus said.
Lotus, however, said that the snowfall would not last long.
"Though Pahalgam recorded about three inches of snowfall till 8:30 am, there were no reports of heavy snowfall from any part of the Valley and and the snow would not last long," he said.
Owing to cloudy sky, the minimum temperature across the Valley appreciated giving the residents some relief from the intense cold conditions.

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of minus 0.2 degrees Celsius, two degrees up from the previous night's minus 2.3 degrees Celsius, the official said.

The city recorded 0.3 mm of snowfall, first of this season, in the morning.
The mercury in the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir registered an increase of two degrees as the minimum settled at minus 8.6 degrees Celsius, compared to minus 10.6 degrees Celsius the previous night, he said.
The resort recorded 0.4 mm of snowfall till 8:30 am, he said.