Heavy Snow Poses Landslide, Avalanche Threat In Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal And Uttarakhand

During the last 24 hours, Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh have observed moderate to heavy rain and snowfall. While scattered activities have been recorded in Himachal Pradesh. The weather, however, remained mainly dry in Uttarakhand with cloudy sky conditions.

Today, the spread is expected to cover the entire region and the intensity would be at its peak. In fact, this is going to be one of the heaviest spells that the northern hills would have witnessed so far in this season. Meteorologists at Skymet have predicted heavy to very heavy rain and snowfall in many parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh within next 24 hours. The state of Uttarakhand may observe scattered rain and snow with the intensity gradually increasing from tonight.