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Upper reaches of Kashmir including Gulmarg receive fresh snowfall 2/3/2022 12:13:25 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 2: Upper reaches of Kashmir valley including famous ski resort of Gulmarg experienced a fresh spell of snowfall while plains were lashed by rains resulted in intensified cold condition on Wednesday. Reports of fresh snowfall were received from Gulmarg and Tangmarg this evening while as other parts of the north Kashmir also lashed by rains. The upper reaches of Kashmir valley including the higher mountainous passes also received a fresh spell of snowfall today. Srinagar and its adjoining areas were lashed by rains this evening resulted in intensified cold conditions disrupting the normal life. Reports of rainfall were also received from various towns and districts of the valley. Meteorological Centre Srinagar has forecast fairly widespread to light to moderate rain and snow during the February 2-4 with main activity on February 3 with possibility of isolated heavy rain/snow mainly in South Kashmir & Jammu region. It also said light rain/snow is also most likely at scattered places during February 6-7 and some places in Jammu region may receive thunderstorm/hailstorm on February 3rd. The overall, weather likely to remain (erratic) partly to generally cloudy with occasional light snowfall at scattered places till February 8, it said. In Srinagar, the summer capital of Kashmir, the minimum temperature was minus 1.9 degree Celsius on Wednesday against 1.8 degrees a day earlier. It is minus 0.7 degrees below normal during this period of the season in the Kashmir Valley. It was raining in Srinagar till this reports was filed. Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 8 degrees celsius against minus 9 degrees the previous night. In Pahalgam, the minimum temperature was minus 6.1 degree celsius against minus 6.2 degrees recorded a day ago. Qazigund, on the Srinagar-Jammu highway plunged to a low of minus 2.8 degrees celsius against minus 0.3 degrees the previous night. Kupwara town in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 2.2 degrees celsius.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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