Snowfall rain in hill states of north India lead to closure of roads

In the hill states of north India, snowfall and rain cause highways to close. Due to disturbances in the west, the meteorological service had predicted rainy weather in Jammu and Kashmir from January 19 to 25. Due to western disturbances, snowfall and moderate rain in the hill states of northern India caused the closure of roads, which had an influence on Friday's aircraft operations. Fresh snowfall in Kashmir on Friday caused the closure of the Srinagar-Jammu national highway and had an impact on flights into and out of the Valley. Pahalgam and Gulmarg, two popular tourist destinations, as well as Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, Budgam, and the higher reaches of Kupwara, Ganderbal, and Srinagar, all saw snowfall. On both sides of the Srinagar-Jammu highway, there is traffic Between Ramban and Banihal, the all-weather national highway that connects Kashmir to the rest of the nation, was closed, according to officials, because of snowfall and firing stones. Snowfall and poor visibility also impacted flight operations at the Srinagar airport, they added. Although minimum temperatures increased in Kashmir, they remained below freezing across the valley. On January 18, Srinagar reported a low temperature of -0.1 degrees Celsius, up from -1.4 degrees Celsius the previous evening. The valley's entrance, Qazigund, had a low of - 0.6 degrees Celsius. Gulmarg in the Baramulla district saw a low temperature of - 7.6 degrees Celsius. On Friday, minimum temperatures across the majority of Haryana and Punjab saw a modest rise, providing comfort.to those who are vulnerable to extremely cold temperatures. On Friday and Saturday, there is a probability of light to moderate rain or snow in several areas of Jammu & Kashmir, according to the meteorological service. Light to heavy snowfall was seen in Himachal Pradesh's higher elevations, and the state-wide intermittent rainstorms that followed forced the closure of 278 highways.