<p>Rain lashed in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning with heavy snowfall turning the valley into a winter wonderland.</p>

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<p>Vehicular traffic has also been restricted on Srinagar-Jammu highway.</p>

<p>&quot;Due to slippery road conditions and fresh snowfall at the Jawahar tunnel and other areas, the highway has been closed,&quot; a senior traffic department official said.</p>

<p>According to reports the weather conditions to remain same till Tuesday.</p>

<p>The minimum temperature recorded in the morning was zero in Srinagar and 4.6 in Gulmarg.</p>

<p>This is the first major snowfall in Kashmir of this winter.</p>

<p>The meteorological department has reported January month to be the driest in terms of rainfall in the last 38 years.</p>

<p>Reports say Kargil in the Ladakh region continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 14 degrees Celsius, while nearby Leh town was also freezing at minus 11.3 degrees Celsius last night.</p>

<p>District of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh also received fresh snowfall.</p>

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<p>Delhi&#39;s weather also likely to be affected due to the thunderstorm predictions by Indian Meteorological Department.</p>

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Vehicular traffic has also been restricted on Sri Nagar-Jammu highway due to the slippery conditions

Rain lashed in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning with heavy snowfall turning the valley into a winter wonderland. #WATCH: #JammuAndKashmir's Srinagar turns into a winter wonderland, with the onset of fresh snowfall. pic.twitter.com/4UM7hb75Dt — ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2018 × Vehicular traffic has also been restricted on Srinagar-Jammu highway. "Due to slippery road conditions and fresh snowfall at the Jawahar tunnel and other areas, the highway has been closed," a senior traffic department official said. According to reports the weather conditions to remain same till Tuesday. The minimum temperature recorded in the morning was zero in Srinagar and 4.6 in Gulmarg. This is the first major snowfall in Kashmir of this winter. The meteorological department has reported January month to be the driest in terms of rainfall in the last 38 years. Reports say Kargil in the Ladakh region continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 14 degrees Celsius, while nearby Leh town was also freezing at minus 11.3 degrees Celsius last night. District of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh also received fresh snowfall. #HimachalPradesh Shimla district's Nawar Valley receives fresh snowfall pic.twitter.com/OISPLjBrAz — ANI (@ANI) February 12, 2018 × Delhi's weather also likely to be affected due to the thunderstorm predictions by Indian Meteorological Department.

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