As Gulmarg, Sonamarg receive snowfall, tourists witness a winter wonderland | PHOTOS

Gulmarg resort in north Kashmir's Baramulla district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 7 degrees Celsius, down over five degrees from minus 1.4 degrees Celsius the previous night, the officials said.

The minimum temperature across Kashmir, except at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg, settled above the freezing point on Monday even as the weather office predicted possibility of a wet spell mid-week. Most places in the valley received rains and snowfall on Sunday.

Tourists at play at a snow covered field after a light snowfall at Sonamarg in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir

Sunday night was also the coldest night of the season so far at the resort. The temperature at other places in the valley settled above the freezing point.

Srinagar recorded a low of 2.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday night, two degrees up from the previous night, the officials said.

Pahalgam, which serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath yatra, recorded a low of 0.6 degrees Celsius.

A view of the snow-covered Sonamarg after a light snowfall, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir

The upper reaches of the Kashmir valley witnessed light to moderate snowfall while plains were lashesd with rains, ending dry spell in the region. 

The plains were lashed by rains while upper reaches of the Valley received light to moderate snowfall, ending dry spell in the region.