Fog, sub-zero temperatures grip Kashmir; snowfall likely

Srinagar: Ahead of Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day period of winter in Kashmir, Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted light snowfall at isolated places in the upper reaches in the coming days. Officials said that weather is likely to remain generally dry, with a possibility of very light snowfall at isolated higher reaches of north and central Kashmir between December 13 and 17. From December 18 to 19, the weather is expected to remain partly to generally cloudy. The department said there is a possibility of light rain or snowfall at scattered places across the Valley during December 20 and 21, coinciding with the onset of Chillai Kalan, a 40-day winter period beginning December 21, when temperatures typically drop and snowfall chances increase. The Met department also said sh