Srinagar-Jammu Highway Closed As Snowfall Continues Across Kashmir

Amid continuous fresh snow spell in Kashmir, the weatherman on Tuesday predicted improvement in the weather conditions from Wednesday, saying that from this evening, the weather would remain dry till Jan 11. However, the night temperature witnessed improvement following the fresh snowfall in Kashmir, officials in the local Meteorological (MeT) department said. Deputy Director MeT, Dr Mukhtar Ahmad said that the fresh snow spell in Kashmir would end by this evening. “According to the prediction, the weather would remain cloudy on Wednesday with occasional sunshine,” he said. He further added that the weather would turn pleasant from Thursday till January 11. Ahmad further stated that the night temperature would start decreasing from Wednesday, adding that it will settle below normal. Officials said that Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a low of minus 0.5 degree Celsius on Monday night, adding that the ski-resort of Gulmarg recorded the low of minus 6.0 degrees Celsius last night – 2.0 degrees up from Monday. Meanwhile, an official said that the flight operations to and from Srinagar Airport were going as per schedule.