Srinagar: A few areas in the upper areas of Kashmir experienced light snowfall on Friday while some places in the plains received trace amounts of rain, officials said here.
They said Razdan Top, which connects Bandipora with the frontier Gurez sector, was covered with a thin layer of snow, resulting in the temporary closure of the pass for traffic.
According to the officials, Razdan Top and some other areas in the higher reaches of the Valley experienced fresh snowfall on Friday morning.
Meanwhile the Meteorological Centre here on Friday predicted light rain and snow over higher reaches at many places of Kashmir division, and few places of Jammu division as well.
It also predicted improvement in weather conditions from November 16.
From November 15 to 16, there will be generally cloudy weather with light rain/light snow over the higher reaches at many places of Kashmir and few places of Jammu division. There will be improvement in weather from November 16 onwards, a MeT official said.
He said the weather will remain generally dry from November 17 to 23.
On November 24, there will be generally cloudy weather conditions with light rain/light snow over higher reaches at isolated places, he said.
From November 25 to 30, the weather conditions will likely be dry, the official said.
The Meteorological Centre Srinagar while issuing an advisory said that there is the possibility of temporary disruption of surface transportation due to light snowfall over Zojila, Razdan Pass, Sadhna Pass, Sinthan top and Mughal road on November 15 (today).
