Srinagar: The upper reaches of the Kashmir valley have experienced the season's first snowfall, resulting in considerable drop in temperatures forcing the people to wear woolens and jackets.
The world famous ski resort of Gulmarg received eight inches of snowfall since Sunday evening. Gurez in north Kashmir's Baramulla district and Sadhna Top in Kupwara also received snowfall.
Reports said heavy snowfall was recorded at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, Sheshnag, Mahagunas, Baltal, Panjhtarni, Pissu Top, Khilanmarg, Yusmarg, Sonamarg, Baltal, Apharwat, Kongdoori, Thwaja, Gogjipather, Alepather, Bavsar and Lidru besides several other high altitude areas.
More than two feet of snowfall was recorded in Kargil district's Drass area, which is the second coldest place on earth after Siberia.
Cold weather conditions were prevailing in the Valley since early Friday morning.
However, weather conditions improved on Sunday evening as the Sun came out after three days of incessant rainfall.
Met office has predicted heavy rains across the state during the next 24 hours as water continued to rise in river Jhelum and other streams and nullahs.
It said the rainfall recorded this time was the highest in the month of September during the past 26 years. Earlier, heavy rains of this magnitude were recorded in 1980, the Met office added.
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