"Unseasonal Snowfall Brings Winter in October in Parts of Kashmir"

ARTICLE: SRINAGAR:  Even though it's the middle of autumn, in parts of Kashmir it seems like winter. Cold temperatures have brought unseasonal snowfall at higher reaches of the valley.
     For last two days Mughal Road that connects Kashmir valley with Pirpanjal region has remained closed and hundreds of trucks were stranded along the key passage.
    At an altitude of 11,000 feet, Peer Ki Gali, the highest spot on Mughal Road has seen about two feet of snowfall in last 48 hours. But as the weather improved today and sun came out, officials increased their efforts to clear the road.
    "Snow clearance machines are at work since yesterday and road will be fully functional today. We have already cleared over 500 trucks yesterday evening," said Nisar Ahmad, an engineer at Mughal Road.
SUMMARY: An area of India, Kashmir, is getting winter conditions very early in the year. There was a lot of snowfall. The article does not state why, but based off of what we recently learned in class some warm winds must be fueling the snow, or perhaps there is a lake nearby giving off lake-effect snow. To be quite honest, I didn't even realize it snowed in India except for mountaintops. I was always under the impression it was very hot there, all over.

LINK: http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/unseasonal-snowfall-brings-winter-in-october-in-parts-of-kashmir-1234573