{"id":3280,"date":"2024-12-27T13:15:41","date_gmt":"2024-12-27T13:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theasiaspeaks.com\/?p=3280"},"modified":"2024-12-27T13:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-12-27T13:15:41","slug":"kashmir-plains-receive-first-snowfall-of-season-ending-a-long-dry-spell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theasiaspeaks.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/27\/kashmir-plains-receive-first-snowfall-of-season-ending-a-long-dry-spell\/","title":{"rendered":"Kashmir plains receive first snowfall of season, ending a long dry spell"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Srinagar, Dec 27 Srinagar and other plains of Kashmir valley received season-first snowfall ending a long dry spell, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports of snowfall were also received from parts of Doda, Ramban, and Kishtwar while rains lashed the plains of Jammu district.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The snowfall has also shut down some strategic roads including the historical Mughal road connecting the Shopian district of south Kashmir with the twin district of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu district, Srinagar-Sonamarg-Gumri road connecting Ladakh besides Sinthan-Kishtwar road and Kokernag-Marwa-Warwan road following accumulation of snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir received the first snowfall of the season after a long dry spell much to the delight of the people and tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tourists were seen enjoying the snowflakes on the fashionable Boulevard road on the banks of Dal Lake in the backdrop of luxurious Houseboats besides clicking lifetime memorable pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The season\u2019s first Snowfall has been recorded in many plain areas of south Kashmir, including Bijbehara, Shopian, Kulgam, parts of Pulwama and Qazigund, Baramulla and other parts of the Kashmir valley on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBased on current ground observations and future forecast, significant snowfall is expected in a few higher altitudes, with accumulations ranging between 12 and 18 inches\u201d, Faizan Arif an independent weather forecaster told UNI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said some plains in South Kashmir may also record good snowfall. \u201cFor central and north Kashmir plains, the system’s intensity remains uncertain, making it difficult to estimate snowfall amounts or depth\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This weather system is expected to remain active until tomorrow afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather will remain dry hereafter till December 31 and another spell of light snow is expected at the isolated to scattered places during January 1 to 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was no let-up in bone chilling cold in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley with night temperatures continuing to fall at many weather stations on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minimum temperature recorded during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday witnessed a fall at Srinagar and was recorded at -7.3\u00b0C against the -7.0\u00b0C on Thursday. This was 4.9\u00b0C below the average for the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir during this period of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The continued cold wave and freezing temperature have seized taps, several water bodies, and the iconic Dal Lake causing inconvenience to the inhabitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a slight improvement in the minimum temperature at the tourist spot of Pahalgam which recorded at -8.0\u00b0C on Friday against the -8.6\u00b0C a day ago. This was 3.4\u00b0C below normal for the tourist spot of south Kashmir\u2019s Anantnag district during the period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qazigund also witnessed a rise by a notch and recorded at -6.9\u00b0C against the -7.0\u00b0C recorded the previous night and this was 4.5\u00b0C below the average for the place on Srinagar-Jammu national highway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The picnic spot of Kokernag in south Kashmir also rose by several notches and recorded at -4.8\u00b0C on Friday against the -5.5\u00b0C a day ago and this was 2.6\u00b0C below the average for the place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ski resort of Gulmarg recorded -6.0\u00b0C against -6.6\u00b0C on Thursday and this was normal for the valley of meadows in north Kashmir\u2019s Baramulla district during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The minimum temperature at Kashmir’s frontier district of Kupwara improved and was recorded at a low of-6.4\u00b0C on Friday against the -6.7\u00b0C on Thursday and this was 3.4\u00b0C below normal for the border town during this period of the season, the MeT office said.<\/p>\n

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