Gulmarg, Sonamarg receive fresh snowfall, more expected

The tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg were among some areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir which received fresh snowfall overnight even as the minimum temperature across the Valley improved, providing relief to the residents from intense cold conditions, officials said here on Tuesday.

Snowfall was also recorded along the Zojila axis on the Srinagar-Leh highway.

The meteorological department has forecast a possibility of light rain or snow at scattered places on Tuesday and Wednesday, while it said there is a possibility of very light rain or light snow at isolated places a day after. The overcast conditions led to an increase in the night temperatures across the Valley.

The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at 1° Celsius on Monday night, up from the previous night’s - 3.2° Celsius, the meteorological department said.

Pahalgam, one of the base camps for the annual Amarnath Yatra in south Kashmir, recorded a low of - 2.2° Celsius, over four degrees up from - 6.4° Celsius the night before. The tourist resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of - 3.2° Celsius — up from - 5.4° Celsius.

The minimum temperature was - 1.6° Celsius in Qazigund, - 0.6° Celsius at Konibal in Pampore town.