Srinagar: Upper catchments of Kashmir valley witnessed snowfall while the plains lashed by rains since midnight Sunday unleash wintery condition in the region.
The chilly conditions prevailed in Kashmir where intermittent rains lashed since midnight considerably cause drop in the temperature.
The people mostly prefered to remain indoors due to the wet weather and chilly conditions around. Many people were seen wearing warm jackets to keep themselves warm. The maximum temperature in Srinagar settled at 11.3 degree Celsius a few notches below the normal.
The vendors had put their stalls in the traditional Sunday Market all along the road from the Poloview to Lalchowk, but due to intermittent rains fewer customers were seen purchasing warm clothes.
Meteorological centre has predicted that light to moderate rain and snow would continue over the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir till Monday afternoon.
It said Overall improvement in the weather will be from October 19 onwards. There will be no major snowfall or rain in the region for next week the MeT office added.
A report from ski resort of Gulmarg said that the sky was overcast and light rainfall of 7.8 mm was recorded this morning. The minimum temperature remains at 5.0 Celsius.
Official sources said that upper reaches of picturesque Sonamarg, Pahalgam , Yousmarg and Pir Panjal Range mountains witnessed light snowfall, while plains were lashed by intermittent rains.
The MeT official said that Srinagar received rainfall of 2.4 mm while minimum, Qazigund, 2.3 mm. Pahalgam, the famous resort in south Kashmir recorded a low of 7.6°C, he said, and added Kupwara the frontier north Kashmir district received 2.4 mm of rain till 0830 hours morning.
