<p>Srinagar: Dense fog blanketed parts of Kashmir on Sunday morning, as the mercury slipped below freezing point at several places in the valley following fresh snowfall a day earlier, officials said.</p>.<p>"The visibility in Srinagar and some other places of Kashmir dropped below 50 metres at day break due to heavy fog," an official said.</p>.<p>Motorists faced difficulties navigating due to poor visibility, the official said. However, flight operations at Srinagar International Airport remained unaffected, according to an Airports Authority of India official.</p>.Fog delays 10 flights at Bengaluru airport.<p>Fresh snowfall on Saturday caused temperatures to fall below freezing point last night at several places across across the valley. The Srinagar Airport Force station, situated at a higher altitude, was the coldest recorded place in the valley at minus 3.6 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>Srinagar city logged a minimum temperature of minus 1.3 degrees, an official of the Meteorological department said.</p>.<p>He said that Gulmarg, a tourist destination popular for skiing, recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees while Pahalgam in South Kashmir was warmer at minus 0.3 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley, recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius and Kupwara registered a minimum of minus 0.5 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>The weather is expected to be partly cloudy with light rain or snow at isolated places in the higher reaches later in the day, the Met Department said.</p>.<p>From December 2, there are chances of light rain or snow at scattered places in the higher reaches over two days, the department said.</p>.<p>The weather is likely to stay generally dry from December 4 to 7, after which light rain or snow is possible at isolated places in the higher reaches on December 8, the weather office said. </p>
<p>Srinagar: Dense fog blanketed parts of Kashmir on Sunday morning, as the mercury slipped below freezing point at several places in the valley following fresh snowfall a day earlier, officials said.</p>.<p>"The visibility in Srinagar and some other places of Kashmir dropped below 50 metres at day break due to heavy fog," an official said.</p>.<p>Motorists faced difficulties navigating due to poor visibility, the official said. However, flight operations at Srinagar International Airport remained unaffected, according to an Airports Authority of India official.</p>.Fog delays 10 flights at Bengaluru airport.<p>Fresh snowfall on Saturday caused temperatures to fall below freezing point last night at several places across across the valley. The Srinagar Airport Force station, situated at a higher altitude, was the coldest recorded place in the valley at minus 3.6 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>Srinagar city logged a minimum temperature of minus 1.3 degrees, an official of the Meteorological department said.</p>.<p>He said that Gulmarg, a tourist destination popular for skiing, recorded a low of minus 2.6 degrees while Pahalgam in South Kashmir was warmer at minus 0.3 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>Qazigund, the gateway town to the valley, recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius and Kupwara registered a minimum of minus 0.5 degrees Celsius.</p>.<p>The weather is expected to be partly cloudy with light rain or snow at isolated places in the higher reaches later in the day, the Met Department said.</p>.<p>From December 2, there are chances of light rain or snow at scattered places in the higher reaches over two days, the department said.</p>.<p>The weather is likely to stay generally dry from December 4 to 7, after which light rain or snow is possible at isolated places in the higher reaches on December 8, the weather office said. </p>