Srinagar, March 11 -- While a few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received snowfall on Tuesday, the plains were lashed by rains, ending the prolonged dry spell in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Gurez in north Kashmir and Sonamarg-Zojila axis in central Kashmir were among the higher reaches that received overnight snowfall, while rains continued to lash the Valley's plains, including Srinagar, till morning, they said.

The wet spell ended the prolonged dry spell in Jammu and Kashmir, which recorded its seventh straight winter rainfall deficit this year.

The core winter period this season - from December 2025 to February 2026 - ended at a massive 65 per cent departure from the season's normal.

The region received just 100.6 mm...