The upper reaches of Valley including Zojilla and Razdan Top received fresh snowfall on Friday while the rains also lashed several parts of Kashmir.

The upper reaches including Zojila, Razdan Top in Gurez and other parts in north Kashmir received fresh snowfall today.

The plains including Srinagar experienced moderate to heavy rainfall, leading to drop in the temperature.

Srinagar recorded the temperature of 7.6 degrees Celsius as against 7.2 degrees Celsius previous day while Qazigund recorded 5.8 degrees Celsius against 6.4 degrees Celsius on the previous day.

Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded a maximum of 3.1 degrees Celsius while Kokernag recorded a temperature of 6.6 degrees Celsius.

Kupwara recorded a maximum temperature of 5.4 degrees Celsius as against 4.7 degrees Celsius on the previous day.

The weatherman has predicted two-day wet spell across Jammu and Kashmir from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, saying that the major activity of the Western Disturbance affecting J&K, will be on Saturday.

The local Meteorological department has predicted snow as well as the rainfall across Jammu and Kashmir till Sunday afternoon.

Meanwhile, in wake of the weather advisory, the authorities in Bandipora district decided to close the 84-km-long Bandipora-Gurez road for vehicular movement from Friday afternoon.

An order issued by Sub Divisional Magistrate Gurez, reads that in view of weather advisory issued by Meteorological department, the traffic on Dawar-Bandipora Dawar-Tulail road shall remain suspended w.e.f. 03: 00 PM of 22-10-2021 till further orders.

“SHO police station Gurez, SHO police station Budugam and I/c police post Izmerg are hereby directed to not allow any vehicle from Dawar to Bandipora and Dawar to Tulail and vice versa after cut off timing,” the order reads.