The plains including Srinagar were lashed by rains while the famous ski resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir received a fresh snowfall during the past 24 hours.
A MeT official said Gulmarg received 1.5cm of fresh snowfall much to the delight of the tourists staying there.
Srinagar and other parts of Valley were lashed by light to moderate rains resulting in drop in the temperature.
The MeT official said Srinagar received 9.7mm of rainfall, Qazigund 3,4mm, Pahalgam 16.0mm, Kupwara 9.2mm, Kokernag 2.9mm and Gulmarg 18.4mm of rainfall during the past 24 hours.
“There will be generally dry weather from March 23-26 with brief cloudiness on the 23rd evening,” he said.
“From March 27, there is a possibility of intermittent light rain and snow for the next four days,” the official said.
The night temperatures in most weather stations across Kashmir dropped but settled above the freezing point.
Srinagar recorded a low of 7.2 degrees Celsius while night temperature in Qazigund settled at 7 degrees Celsius.
The night temperature at Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district slipped to -0.5 degrees Celsius.
Pahalgam recorded 3.7 degrees Celsius while night temperature in Kupwara settled at 6.6 degrees CelsiusC.