There was still no respite from chilly weather conditions as the maximum and minimum temperatures remained several degrees below normal due to overcast conditions in Kashmir valley, where a fresh spell of snow is predicted from Friday onwards.
A Met department spokesperson said isolated very light rain and snow would occur at upper reaches while the skies will be cloudy during the next three days in Kashmir valley.
He said a fresh Western Disturbance (WD), which originated from the Arabian Sea and is approaching the region though Afghanistan and Pakistan, would hit the UTs of J&K and Lakdah on Friday.
“Under the influence of this WD, Kashmir is expected to experience fresh spell of snow on Friday and Saturday,” he added.
After witnessing below normal night temperature, people woke up to a chilly Monday morning due to overcast conditions, coupled with ice cold winds in the summer capital, Srinagar. “The night temperature in Srinagar on Sunday settled at 0.4 degree, which about a degree below normal,” he said.
Some roofs and open fields were still covered under a thin blanket of snow in Srinagar, which received the season’s first snowfall on Thursday. People could be seen wearing jackets, sweaters and pheran (traditional Kashmiri cloak), to evade chilly weather conditions in the city. Pedestrians were finding it difficult to walk on the roads which were waterlogged due to melting of snow as the snow clearance operation was not undertaken in the interior areas.
Skies were cloudy in world famous ski resort of Gulmarg, which is covered under several feet of snow. The ski resort, about 55 km from here in north Kashmir, received over two feet of fresh snow since Wednesday night, resulting in dip in the night temperature.
Weather was also cloudy at world famous health resort of Pahalgam, about 100 km from here in south Kashmir, which also received moderate to heavy snowfall on Thursday.