Jammu recorded a low of 3.9 degrees Celsius -- 3.1 notches below the season's average, an official of the meteorological department said.

Bhaderwah in Doda district was the coldest recorded place in Jammu region with a minimum of minus 4.0 degrees Celsius against the previous night's minus 5.3 degrees Celsius.

Banihal in Ramban district recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, while Batote town was reeling under minus 0.1 degrees, the official said.

The minimum temperature in Katra town of Reasi district settled at 4.0 degrees Celsius.

The official said another spell of moderate-high intensity snowfall is most likely across Kashmir Valley and upper reaches of Jammu region during Saturday night to Sunday night.

Moderate rain is also expected over in Jammu region, the official said, adding that light-to-moderate snow is also expected over Ladakh during till Monday.

A Western Disturbance is active over Afghanistan and adjoining areas. Its induced Cyclonic Circulation has formed South of the system.

The fringes of the Dal Lake and other water bodies in Kashmir froze as cold conditions also prevailed in the Jammu region, where the minimum temperature plummeted several degrees below normal.

The Met office has forecast light rain or snow in Kashmir over the next 24 hours and said there is possibility of widespread snow from Sunday.

The mercury in Srinagar went down by three degrees from Friday's low of minus 1.9 degrees Celsius to settle at minus 5.0 degrees Celsius, a Met official said.

The drop in the night temperature led to the freezing of the fringes of Dal Lake and other water bodies as well as water supply lines.

The minimum temperature at Gulmarg in north Kashmir was minus 12.6 degrees Celsius, slightly up from minus 13.0 degrees the previous day. Kupwara registered a minimum of minus 6.3 degree Celsius, the official said.