Jammu and Kashmir continues to be trapped under a canopy of snow.

The state received heavy snowfall on Saturday, disrupting normal life and cutting it off from the rest of the country.

The meteorological department has predicted improvement in the weather till January 10. However, night temperatures might go further down.

According to a Met official, Srinagar, the summer capital of state, recorded minus 4 degrees Celsius.

Qazigund, a gateway town to the Kashmir valley, recorded minus 5.3 degrees Celsius. Also, Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded minus 5.9 degrees Celsius.

The famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir recorded minus 11 degrees Celsius, followed by Pahalgam which recorded minus 12.5 degrees Celsius.

Ladakh remained the coldest region of the state. Leh town recorded a minimum temperature of minus 11.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Kargil which recorded a temperature of minus 17.6 degrees Celsius.

Jammu recorded 5.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Udhampur which recorded 1.0 degrees Celsius.

Kashmir is currently under the grip of 'Chillai-Kalan' - the 40-day period of winter - when the chances of snowfall are frequent and maximum and the temperature drops considerably.

Chillai-Kalan ends on January 31, but the cold wave will continue even after that in Kashmir. The 40-day period is followed by a 20-day long 'Chillai-Khurd' (small cold) and a 10-day long 'Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold).

Here are some pictures of snowfall in the Kashmir Valley: