Tag: Gulmarg receives first snowfall

The Gulmarg meadow resort of the Valley received the season’s first snowfall overnight while the border towns in Kupwara were blocked by heavy snow. An official of the state Meteorological Department said Gulmarg received 1.5 millimetres of snowfall, covering the meadow resort with a thin layer of snow. The minimum temperature in Gulmarg had dropped to -2.0°Celsius overnight. It is the first snowfall in the region as it heads into a long winter with night temperature already falling below the freezing point during the past weeks. The official said several…

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