Srinagar, March 1 (IANS) Winter recess for schools in the Kashmir Valley has been extended by a week in view of adverse weather conditions, an official said Monday.

'All government and private schools up to Class 12 in the valley will now open next Monday,' an official of the school education department said.

According to the weather department, the valley will witness heavy rainfall in the next 24 hours.

'This is because of a western disturbance which persists in the region,' said Sonum Lotus, director of the weather office here.

The minimum temperature in Srinagar city was 6.0 degrees Celsius Monday. The temperature reached a low of minus 0.4 in Leh and minus 2.4 in Kargil in Ladakh region.