Snow-capped Kashmir captured in ten stunning pictures

The plains and upper reaches of Kashmir received moderate to heavy snowfall on Tuesday. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Tuesday following heavy snowfall and multiple landslides (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

A Kashmiri woman and her child hold an umbrella amid snowfall in Srinagar. The Meteorological department has predicted improvement in the weather from Wednesday morning (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

A tonga driver struggles to steer his cart on the outskirts of Srinagar. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

A man cleans a snow-covered vehicle during in HMT Srinagar. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi )

Flight operations to and from Srinagar remained suspended for the third consecutive day on Tuesday due to poor visibility as the Valley received heavy snowfall, officials said. (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Over 250 stranded vehicles, mostly carrying passengers, were cleared after the Jammu-Srinagar national highway was briefly opened for one-way traffic between Banihal and Qazigund (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Srinagar city recorded a temperature of minus 0.8 degrees Celsius -- up from the previous night's minus 0.9 degrees Celsius, officials said.(Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Officials said south Kashmir's Kulgam district received highest snowfall, with three to four feet of snow accumulating at some places (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)

Shopkeepers light a bonfire to keep themselves warm during snowfall in Srinagar (Express Photo by Shuaib Masoodi)