Overview
- Fresh snowfall was reported in higher reaches such as Sinthan Top and Sonamarg, prompting the closure of the Mughal Road linking South Kashmir with Poonch–Rajouri.
- Sonamarg registered the lowest night temperature at minus 10.1°C, while Gulmarg dipped to minus 7.6°C and Srinagar improved to minus 1.6°C from minus 4°C the previous night.
- The plains of the Kashmir Valley have yet to see their first snowfall of the season during the ongoing Chilla-e-Kalan cold spell.
- The India Meteorological Department forecasts generally dry, cloudy weather through January 20 with only light snowfall in the higher reaches, and it warned of moderate fog over the Jammu plains over the next two days.
- Officials and experts note the region is emerging from about three months of unusually dry weather that lowered river flows and saw multiple forest fires, so the latest snow remains limited in relief.