LAHORE – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast mainly cold and cloudy weather for Lahore and most parts of Pakistan on Sunday night and the next day.

According to the synoptic situation, a deep westerly trough is present over southeastern Sindh and northeastern parts of the country.

Under these conditions, cold and cloudy weather is expected in Lahore and most parts of Pakistan on Sunday night and Monday.

However, rain-wind/thunderstorm is expected in southeastern Sindh.

Smog/fog is likely to prevail in Peshawar, Swabi, Sialkot, Lahore, Gujranwala, Narowal, Sargodha, Okara, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Khanewal, Multan, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan and surroundings.

Moderate/dense fog/smog is likely to disturb traffic flow on Motorway (Peshawar-Swabi, Pindi Bhattian-Lahore, Lahore-Abdul Hakim, Sialkot-Lahore, Pindi Bhattian-Faisalabad, Faisalabad-Multan and Multan-Sukkur) and parts of National Highway during morning hours.

In Lahore, minimum temperature will likely remain between 10-12 degrees Celsius on Monday and Tuesday.

Meanwhile, partly cloudy weather prevailed over most parts of the country and cold in upper parts during the last 24 hours.

However, rain-wind thunderstorms occurred at scattered places in Sindh, Ormara and Panjgur.

Rainfall (mm):

Sindh: Hyderabad (City 22 & Airport 12), Thatta 16, Nagar Parkar 11, Tando Jam 09, Mithi 08, Karachi (MOS 06, Saadi Town 03), Diplu, Chhachro 06, Mirpur Khas 04, Dahali, Chhor 03, Islamkot 02, Padidan 01

Balochistan: Ormara 02, Panjgur 01.

Leh remained the coldest place in the province where mercury dropped to 05 C below the freezing point.

In Lahore, minimum temperature was recorded at 11 C.

Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 65 per cent.