Gulmarg receives season’s first snowfall

Gulmarg, the world famous skiing resort, received season’s first snowfall as prolonged dry weather continued elsewhere in Kashmir Valley on Sunday.  

A meteorological department official here told that season’s first snowfall was recorded over higher reaches of Gulmarg. The snowfall brought the temperature down in the famous report to 15°C which was 3°C lower than yesterday, the official said. 

Meanwhile, Srinagar recorded maximum temperature of 25.7°C, which was 0.6°C below normal for the summer capital of J&K.  

Jammu recorded high of 32.2°C and it was 0.3°C below normal for the winter of J&K, the official added.