Srinagar, Feb. 26 -- Mild rains lashed plains of Jammu and Kashmir and light snowfall was seen in the mountains as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a weather advisory predicting widespread rains and snow in most places of the union territory for the next three days.

The weather was cloudy from the morning as the IMD's Srinagar MeT Centre said that a western disturbance - moisture laden winds blowing from the Mediterranean - hit the region. By the afternoon, light rains were experienced in the plains including in summer capital Srinagar and many other areas of Kashmir valley like Baramulla and Kupwara.

The MeT said the ski resort of Gulmarg, where the government has postponed Khelo India Winter Games owing to lack of suff...