Srinagar, Jan. 17 -- Valleys prominent tourist resorts of Gulmarg and Sonamarg, along with higher reaches of north and south Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Friday.

The fresh snowfall is the result of a weak Western Disturbance which is active over Kashmir.

The MeT office has said that another Western Disturbance which could hit J&K next could bring widespread rains and moderate snow. Though, compared to previous years, the Valley is still witnessing dry spell-like conditions.

The plains of Kashmir are yet to receive the season's first major snowfall.

A senior MeT official said that the weather patterns indicate that in the next week there could be a spell of rain and moderate snowfall. "The moderate snowfall could take place in so...