Srinagar- Affarwat in Gulmarghas received the season’s first snowfall even as parts of Kashmir Valley received rainfall since yesterday.
An official said Affarwat recorded 2 inches of snowfall since early morning.
Parts of Jammu and Kashmir also received fresh rainfall, which brought the mercury down after heatwave conditions for nearly five days.
An independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng said that generally cloudy weather is expected across Jammu and Kashmir, with the possibility of rain in some parts today.
“Sunny break in between is also possible in a few areas,” he said, adding that towards night and early morning tomorrow, another rain spell is expected.
“Heavy intensity showers can’t be ruled out in Jammu plains while improvement in weather is expected from tomorrow morning or afternoon onwards,” he added.
He said mostly dry weather is expected until 4 October, with a significant fall in night temperatures.
