The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the fifth day today as fresh snowfall hampered efforts to clear the road for vehicular movement. <br />''<br />''<br />''The road was closed on Tuesday after a snow avalanche had blocked both tubes of the Jawahar Tunnel on Qazigund side. An official of the traffic department said intermittent snowfall was hampering road clearance operations. <br />''<br />''<br />''Snowfall occurred in the rest of the valley this morning with Srinagar city getting nearly two inches of snow in the early hours, a MET department official said.<br />''<br />''<br />''Cold wave conditions persisted in Kashmir as the minimum temperature at all places stayed well below the freezing point last night.  <br />''<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Kargil was the coldest recorded place in Jammu and Kashmir as the minimum temperature settled at minus 19.8 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature at Kargil yesterday was minus 3 degrees Celsius.</span><br />