KARACHI: The Met Office has stated that the ongoing cold wave in Karachi is expected to last a few more days as minimum temperature was recorded in the morning on Sunday at 8°C in the city.
The metropolis recorded its coldest night in the last 10 years when the mercury dropped to 5.6°C on the new year night between Thursday and Friday. Cold and dry weather is expected in the city today as well.
Northerly/North-easterly winds are blowing in the city and the wind speed is likely to increase above 50 kilometres per hour (km/h) in next few days, according to the weather report.
Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, rain and snow are expected in northeast Punjab, the Potohar region, Kashmir and adjoining hilly areas while fog is likely to prevail in central and south Punjab at isolated places. Rain and snow are also expected in Murree and Galyat during the period.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast the first rain/snowfall of the year in the upper areas of the country from Sunday till Tuesday. A strong westerly wave entered Pakistan on Sunday evening and is likely to grip upper parts of the country in coming days.
Based on the reports of this weather system, rain and thunderstorms with snowfall over the hills is expected in Kashmir, Islamabad, Potohar region, Gujrat, Sialkot. Narowal Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura and Kasur during Sunday (evening) to Tuesday.
Rain with snowfall over the hills is also expected in Gilgit-Baltistan, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Kohat, Peshawar, Kurrum, on Monday or Tuesday.
Rain is also expected in Mianwali, Khushab, Jhang, Sahiwal, Okara, Tobatek Singh, Faisalabad and Sargodha in Punjab during the period.
The met office has warned that heavy rainfall may trigger landslides in vulnerable areas of Kashmir on Monday (today) and Tuesday.
