Fresh snow in parts of Kashmir, more likely over next three days

Many parts of the Valley, especially northern Kashmir, witnessed fresh snowfall on Thursday and the India Meteorological department (IMD) has predicted moderate to heavy snowfall over the next three days.

- HT Correspondent

SRINAGAR:

On the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday, snowfall was recorded in Kupwara, Bandipora, Baramulla and Sopore, among other areas, ranging from two to six inches, officials said. Popular tourist destinations, the ski resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam, also saw fresh snowfall and snow clearing machines were deployed in North Kashmir.

Gulmarg shivers at -8.6 deg Celsius Gulmarg was the coldest in Kashmir as the mercury dropped to minus 8.6 degrees Celsius. Qazigund, also known as the gateway of Kashmir, witnessed a cold night as mercury dropped to minus 5.4 degrees Celsius.

The tourist resort of Pahalgam saw the temperature dip to minus 4 degrees Celsius. In Srinagar, the mercury dropped to minus 2.6 degrees Celsius. Shopian in South Kashmir recorded a minimum temperature of minus 7.6 degrees Celsius.