Srinagar, Jan. 15 -- Further dip in temperature left many water bodies, including parts of Dal Lake in Srinagar frozen, in the Valley. MeT has predicted back to back Western Disturbances in the region, however it's not clear about the intensity of the weather systems. Kashmir is yet to receive major snowfall of the season. Though upper reaches recorded snowfall in last week of December. Srinagar recorded a low of -5.2degC on Tuesday night, down from the -4.9degC recorded the previous night, weather department officials said. Shopian in south Kashmir was the coldest place in the Valley, where the mercury settled at -7.5degC. Tourist resort of Pahalgam recorded a low of -6degC, Gulmarg -3.8degC, and Sonamarg -2.2degC. The minimum temperature in Qazigund, the gateway town to the Valley, settled at -5.3 degrees Celsius. Kokernag recorded a low of -2.3 degrees Celsius, and Kupwara -6.2 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department has said a western disturbance is approaching Kashmir and is likely to affect the Valley's weather from January 16. The Kashmir Valley is in the midst of 'Chilla-i-Kalan' -- a 40-day period of extreme cold, when the chances of snowfall are the highest. It began on December 21 and will end on January 30. Jammu witnessed an exceptionally cold day on Wednesday, with the city recording a maximum temperature of just 7.4 degrees Celsius, around 10 degrees below normal for this part of the winter season, a Meteorological Department official said. The temperature stands as the fourth-lowest maximum in Jammu in four decades, with colder daytime temperatures reported in 1986 (5.0 degrees C), 2013 (6.7 degrees C), and 2016 (7.1 degrees C), the official said. The city also recorded a minimum temperature of 4.0 degrees Celsius, which was 2.9 notches below the seasonal average. Amid a continuing cold dry spell in Himachal Pradesh, the local Meteorological station on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rains or snow at isolated places in the mid and higher hills from January 16 to 20. A yellow alert for dense fog in the lower hills was also issued for January 15. A fresh Western Disturbance lies over the Western Himalayan region, and as a result, light to moderate rains or snow are expected at isolated places in the mid and higher hills from January 16 to 20, according to the MeT station forecast. Mercury stayed close to the freezing point at many places. Solan, Sundernagar, Berthin, and Bhuntar reported lows of 0.5 degrees Celsius, 0.6 degrees Celsius, 0.8 degrees Celsius, and 0.9 degrees Celsius, respectively....