In photos: Heavy snowfall in parts of Kashmir, US, Japan

At minus 4.2 degrees Celsius, Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far on Wednesday as the Meteorological (MeT) office said that cold and dry weather will continue in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Above: Tourists enjoy at the snow-covered Gulmarg ski resort following the snowfall in the upper reaches of Kashmir Valley, on Wednesday.

Srinagar recorded minus 4.2, Pahalgam minus 6.2 and Gulmarg minus 4.6 degrees Celsius as the minimum temperature. Above: A vehicle plying on the snow-bound Lal Ghulam Bridge on Mughal Road that connects Shopian district in South Kashmir to Poonch district, in Rajouri on Thursday.

In Ladakh region, Kargil had minus 12.1 and Leh minus 11.8 as the minimum temperature. Above: A vehicle plying on the snow-bound Mughal Road that connects Shopian district in South Kashmir to Poonch district on Thursday.

Heavy snow in northwestern Japan since the weekend has left at least three people dead, stranded hundreds of vehicles on highways, disrupted trains and left thousands of homes without electricity, officials said on Wednesday.

The powerful weather system brought heavy snow to Japan’s northern coastal areas since Saturday, with snow piling up more than 2 meters (6.5 feet) in parts of Niigata, Yamagata and Aomori prefectures.

A massive winter storm is winding across the central US, threatening to disrupt air traffic during the busy holiday season, rake Chicago with a blizzard and send an arctic blast as far south as Texas and the Gulf of Mexico. File photo: A CSX freight train blasts through high snow at a crossing in Silver Spring, Maryland. REUTERS/Gary Cameron/File Photo

The wild weather in one of the largest US air hubs will almost certainly delay and cancel flights across the country.

A worker clears snow from the apron as Westjet and Air India aircraft sit idle at Vancouver International Airport after a snowstorm crippled operations leading to cancellations and major delays, in Richmond, British Columbia, on Tuesday, Dec. 20.

Pedestrians walk in the snow after a fresh snowfall in the center of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on December 15, 2022.

Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress take photos at Gyeongbokgung Palace covered in snow in Seoul on December 21, 2022.

A man skiis on the frozen and snow-covered Tjörnin lake during snowfall in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland on December 17, 2022. The first snow started falling and intensified on December 17, covering the Icelandic capital in white.