PESHAWAR – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rain-wind/thunderstorms, isolated hailstorms and snowfall over the hills for Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday evening/night, Monday and Tuesday.
As per the synoptic situation, a westerly wave will likely enter Balochistan on Sunday night. It will likely grip the upper parts of Pakistan on Monday.
Under these conditions, cloudy weather with light to moderate rain-wind/thunderstorm and snowfall over the hills is expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, Charsadda, Nowshera, Peshawar, Mohmand, Bajaur, Khyber, Kurram, Kohat, Bannu, Waziristan and Dera Ismail Khan.on Sunday evening/night and the next two days.
Snowfall may disrupt traffic in Naran, Kaghan, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, and Shangla on Monday evening/night and Tuesday. Wind thunderstorms may damage loose structures like electric poles and solar panels.
Peshawar’s minimum temperature will likely remain between 05-07 degrees Celsius on Monday and Tuesday.
Meanwhile, cold and dry weather prevailed over most parts of the province during the last 24 hours. Partly cloudy and freezing weather prevailed in the upper districts. Malam Jabba received 05 mm of rain and 02 inches of snowfall.
Kalam remained the coldest place in the country where the temperature dropped 12 C below freezing.
In Peshawar, minimum temperature was recorded at 05 C. Relative humidity during the morning was recorded at 61 per cent.
