Srinagar, Jan. 31 -- Jammu and Kashmir is gearing up for four back to back weather systems - western disturbances (WD) - which are expected to bring light to moderate rains and snowfall particularly in Kashmir for the next 10 days intermittently, the India meteorological department's J&K centre said on Friday.

While most of Kashmir's harshest 40-day winter period, Chillai Kalan, had remained dry, its last week ending today has already witnessed moderate to heavy snowfall in many districts. The weather office is now predicting more snowfall with the start of Chilai Khurd, a 20-day period and second harshest part of Valley's 70-day extreme winter.

While a feeble western disturbance, moisture-laden winds from Mediterranean, is expected to ...