Parts of Valley get snowfall, Leh shivers at -9.5° C

Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received a fresh snowfall, while plains experienced intermittent rains as cold continued its grip over parts of north India, with Leh shivering at a low of minus 9.5 degrees Celsius.

Fresh snowfall in parts of the higher reaches of Kashmir, including at Peer Ki Gali on Mughal Road in Shopian, Sonamarg, Amarnath Cave Shrine, Razdan Pass, Sadhna Top and Gurez and intermittent rains in plains, broke the long dry spell in the region.

The hill resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir, which serves as the base camp for annual Amarnath Yatra, received light snowfall and there was an improvement of four notches in the minimum temperature which settled at minus 1.9 degrees Celsius, an official of the MeT Department said. Most of the areas in the plains, including summer capital Srinagar, experienced intermittent rains, the official said.

The mercury in Srinagar rose over four notches from the previous night’s of minus 3.3 degrees Celsius to settle at a low of 1 degree Celsius, he said.