The month-long dry spell inSrinagar ended Tuesday as the Valley received fresh snowfall andrains even as Ladakh region continued to freeze at sub-zerotemperatures.
Fresh snowfall was witnessed at north Kashmir Ski resortof Gulmarg, Razdan Pass in Bandipora district and Shopian insouth Kashmir, a MET official said.
Rainfall was witnessed in Srinagar, the summer capital ofJammu and Kashmir, Anantnag district of south Kashmir,including Jawahar Tunnel area-- the gateway to the Valley.
The downpour in the plains has ended nearly a month-longdry spell.
Although a slight drizzle was witnessed on the last dayof November, it lasted for just a couple of hours.
However, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway -- the onlyroad link between Kashmir and rest of the country -- was opento vehicular traffic, a spokesman of the traffic departmentsaid.
The weatherman has forecast snow and rains across theValley over the next 24 hours.
Meanwhile, Leh in Ladakh was the coldest recorded placein the state where the minimum temperature dipped to minus12.4 degrees Celsius last night.
Kargil district, also in Ladakh, recorded a low of minus7.8 degrees Celsius.
In the Valley, Gulmarg was the coldest place at minus 7.5degrees Celsius, followed by south Kashmir resort of Pahalgamat minus 2.2 degrees Celsius.
The minimum temperature recorded in Srinagar city lastnight was minus 1.7 degrees Celsius.