There are reports of mild snowfall in some of the higher reaches of the valley- marking the season’s first snowfall, officials said. While Kokernag town in south Kashmir registered a low of 2.8 degrees Celsius against Sunday’s 1.8 degrees Celsius, the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir registered a low of 2 degrees Celsius against the previous night’s minus 1.5 degrees Celsius, the official said. The hill resort of Pahalgam in south Kashmir recorded the minimum of minus 2.2 degrees Celsius as compared to minus 3.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday. Kupwara, in north Kashmir, registered the minimum of minus 0.5 degrees Celsius compared to the previous night’s minus 1.8 degrees Celsius. The official said the minimum in Qazigund, the gateway town to Kashmir valley, was minus 1 degrees Celsius slightly up from minus 1.6 degrees Celsius on the previous night.

Source: Hindustan Times November 21, 2016 14:27 UTC