Srinagar, Feb. 26 -- The four-day wet spell started in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday with the higher reaches experiencing fresh snowfall while the rains lashed plains, bringing down the mercury across the valley.

Various places including the famous ski resort Gulmarg, Sonamarg, and Dodhpathri received fresh snowfall.

Six inches of snowfall was recorded at Gulmarg and Sonamarg, 5 inches at Dodhpathri, and 4 inches in Daksum Sinthan top and Peer ki Gali, an independent weather forecaster, Aadil Maqbool said.

The plains of Kashmir, including Srinagar - the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir - were lashed by the intermittent rains from the afternoon, which brought the mercury down.

The local Meteorological department (MeT) has issued a ye...