Severe cold, rainy weather rule upper parts of Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: The met office in a weather report said that westerly wave is affecting upper parts of Pakistan and it may persist till Friday (tomorrow).

The cold wave persists in Karachi with windy weather, the met office says. The temperature in the port city likely to go down due to northwestern winds. Presently the wind speed remains 20 nautical miles per hour, and the temperature remains at 15 degree Celsius, which will likely to go down to 14 to 12 degrees Centigrade, the PMD report said.

According to Pakistan Meteorological Department report, rain and thunderstorm is expected on Thursday (today) at scattered places in Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore, Faisalabad and Sahiwal divisions, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir, while at isolated places in Bahawalpur and Malakand divisions.

Different parts of Lahore received rainfall affecting flight schedule at Allama Iqbal International Airport. The rainy weather disturbed 26 flights at the airport, 11 of which were cancelled and 15 were delayed.

The arrival and departure of flights at the airport from/ to Sukkur, Islamabad, Karachi and Quetta were cancelled.

Snowfall over hills is also expected in Malakand division, Hazara division, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the period.

Mainly cold and cry weather is expected in most parts of the country on Friday. However, rain thunderstorm (with snowfall over the hills) is expected at isolated places in Hazara, Rawalpindi divisions, Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir.

During past 24 hours, widespread rain and thunderstorm occurred in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper Punjab, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, while at isolated places in southern Punjab and Kalat division.

Maximum rainfall with thunderstorm recorded at Garidupatta in Kashmir was 39, while Muzaffarabad received 32mm and Rawalakot 26 mm rainfall.

The lowest minimum temperatures were recorded at Bagrote with -07°C, Kalam, Kalat -06°C, Gupis, Malamjabba, Parachinar and Skardu -04°C.