Kashmir Valley, Ladakh freeze at below-zero temperatures

Many places in the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region remained below freezing point.

Minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region remained below freezing point on Wednesday as the ski resort of Gulmarg recorded the coldest temperature at minus 9.8 degrees Celsius.

Villagers walk back home through a snow-covered hillock as dense fog envelopes the outskirts of Srinagar on December 12, 2017. (AP)

The weather office has forecast rain in the plains and snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir till Thursday.

Leh recorded a minimum temperature of minus 6.5 and Kargil was at minus 5.8 degrees Celsius.

Srinagar was at minus 0.7, Pahalgam at minus 2.1, Jammu recorded 8.8, Katra 8.2, Batote 1.1, Bannihal 0.6, Bhaderwah 0.4 and Udhampur was at 8.0 degrees Celsius, the Met said.