Overview
- Meteorological officials forecast light to moderate snowfall in higher reaches and rain or snow in plains from Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday, with cloudy conditions likely into January 1.
- Fresh snowfall was recorded in Gulmarg’s higher reaches, where the night temperature fell to around minus 2°C, while Srinagar stayed largely cloudy with a minimum near 3°C.
- Authorities closed the Srinagar–Leh highway along with Sinthan, Margan and Mughal Road as a precaution, while the Srinagar–Jammu highway remained open.
- Dense fog over Jammu cut airport visibility below 100 metres, leading to six flight cancellations and multiple delays, and rail services arrived hours late at Jammu station.
- Baramulla’s administration issued a weather advisory and put snow-clearance and emergency departments on high alert, with forecasts indicating a drier spell from January 2 to 5.