On Tuesday, Sonam Lotus, Director of Meteorological department said that Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh will receive intermittent rain with thunderstorm in plains and snow over higher reaches in Kashmir Valley until the 15th March.
The weather is reported to affect the regions of Banihal – Ramban, Zojila Highways due to landslides and snow slides. Farmers are also advised to avoid spraying of orchards n other farm operations till 15th March.
For March 11 and 12, the weatherman has also issued a “yellow warning” for “isolated heavy rain/snow, thundershowers with lightning, hail and gusty winds” in Kashmir as well as Jammu divisions.
Earlier upper reaches of the Valley including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall while rains lashed plains.
An official from the meteorological department said that Gulmarg, received 37 centimeters fresh snowfall in last 24 hours.
In past 48 hours, the tourist destination in north Kashmir received 50cm (1.65ft) of snow and recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.2°C against minus 3.5°C on the previous night, the official said.
Srinagar, the official said, received 14.9mm of rain during 24 hours even as it recorded a low of 5.2°C against 5.8°C on the previous night. The temperature was 1.9°C above normal for this time of the year in this summer capital, the official said.
Qazigund recorded a low of 2.8°C against 4.8°C on the previous night and received 33.2mm of rain during the time.
The mercury settled at 2.1°C against minus 1.4°C on the earlier night at Pahalgam while the famous resort received 6.9mm rain.
Kokernag, also in south Kashmir, recorded a low of 1.1°C against 3.9°C on the previous night while it received 19.7mm of rain.
The minimum temperature settled at 3.7°C in Kupwara against 3.9°C on the previous night while the north Kashmir district received 2.4mm rain, the official said.
Leh received 2 centimeters of snow while it recorded a low of minus 4.3°C, the official said.