Srinagar, Jan. 28 -- Higher reaches of Kashmir received light rain and snowfall during the past 24 hours ending the prolonged dry spell in the region, officials said on Saturday.

The Meteorological (MeT) department has predicted wet weather till February 3.

The accumulation of snow has forced closure of Mughal Road- that connects Poonch and Rajouri districts in the Jammu region with south Kashmir's Shopian district- and the Srinagar-Leh highway on Saturday.

"Both highways are closed due to the snow accumulation," said a Traffic official.

The MeT said weather would be partly to generally cloudy with possibility of light snow at isolated higher reaches towards late evening on Saturday.

From January 28-29, the weather would be generally...