Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of South Kashmir

Parts of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while rains lashed the plains as the night temperature rose above the freezing point at some places, including Srinagar city, officials said on Sunday.

Snowfall was witnessed in higher reaches of Pahalgam in Anantnag district and Qazigund area of Kulgam district while many parts of South Kashmir were hit by rains, the officials said.

They said Srinagar city also witnessed early morning



rains.

The minimum temperature in Srinagar city settled at 2 degrees Celsius on Saturday night, up from the previous night’s minus 0.1 degrees Celsius.This was 2.6 degrees above the season’s normal.

While the temperature data for several places, including Sonamarg in Ganderbal district, was not available, the ski resort of Gulmarg in Baramulla district was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir at minus 7 degrees Celsius.