Srinagar: Thick snowfall in Kashmir has attracted 18,500 tourists since January 1, according to official estimates.
Kashmir Valley on Friday receives snowfall down to medium with gulmarg, pahalgam and sonmarg under the snow that is almost 4 feet.
Srinagar also received fresh snow.
Mercury has fallen to -5˚C at night at Gulmarg, where around 3,000 tourists have arrived to enjoy snow and skiing.
Pahalgam also witnessed heavy tourist footsteps, with around 1,700 visitors.
All hotels in both places are actually booked for more than a month, according to official numbers.
The Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) issued a red warning on Friday for very heavy rainfall at J & K.
The weather system could affect surface and air transportation, especially on Saturday, said an IMD official, added: “It can cause landslides / Landslides in vulnerable spots.
” The situation will increase gradually from January 9 morning.
The Met Office has warned people from roaming to avalanches and urged them to follow traffic advisors in addition to maintaining the right ventilation in their rooms.
On Friday, Leh Ladakh recorded 1.5 ° C against Thursday night -7.6 ° C.
Cargil recorded a minimum temperature -9.8 ° C while drass was recorded -12.4 ° C, the official added.
Srinagar received 3.1mm rainfall in the last 24 hours until Friday 8.30 in the morning, said IMD official.
It recorded a day of 2.6 ° C against Thursday night 0.3 ° C.
Gulmarg recorded a low -5.5 ° C against Thursday night -3.4 ° C.
The purpose of Southern Kashmir Pahalgam, which received 0.4 cm fresh rain, recorded Low -0.4 ° C on Friday against -0.8 ° C the previous night.
Qazigund received 4.6mm rain in the last 24 hours while the Town of Kashmir Gateway recording was low 0.4 ° C, just as witnessed the night before, he said.
Kota Kupwara Kashmir Utara recorded a minimum of 0.8 ° C against 0 ° C on Thursday night.
Jammu, with 4.6mm rain, recorded a low of 11.1 ° C, up eight notches from Thursday night.
Since December 21, 2021, Kashmir has staggered under the hardest winter period of 40 days, locally known as “Chillai Kalan”.
This period was followed by “Chillai Khurd” 20 days and “Chillai Bachha” for 10 days.