ISLAMABAD – Rains and snowfall are expected in Murree, Galyat and other tourist destinations in Pakistan on Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday, says the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
According to the synoptic situation, a westerly prevails over the western and upper parts of Pakistan. It will strengthen during the next 12 hours.
Under these conditions, cloudy weather with rain wind-thunderstorm/snow is expected in Murree, Galyat and other tourist destinations in Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday. Moderate heavy rain with snowfall over hills is likely in Kashmir, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Murree and Galyat.
Heavy rain/snowfall may cause the closure of roads in Murree, Galyat, Naran, Kaghan, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Shangla, Astore, Hunza, Skardu, Neelum Valley, Bagh, Poonch and Havellian from Sunday to Tuesday. The possibility of landslides in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galyat, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan cannot be ruled out during the forecast period.
Murree’s minimum temperatures will likely remain between -01-01 degrees Celsius on Monday and 00-02 C on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, rain and snowfall occurred in Murree, Galyat and other tourist spots in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the last 24 hours.
Rainfall (mm):
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Dir (upper 16, lower 04), Balakot 14, Pattan 12, Saidu Sharif 12, Malam Jabba 08, Kakul, Parachinar 07, Kalam, Drosh 04, Cherat 03, Mir Khani 02
Kashmir: Rawalakot 15, Muzaffarabad (A/p 14, City 12), Kotli 13, Ghari Dupatta 11
Punjab: Murree 13
Gilgit Baltistan: Astore 02, Gupis 01
Snowfall (inches): Malam Jabba 04, Kalam, Kotli 0.5
Gupis remained the coldest place in the country where mercury dropped 04 C below freezing.
In Murree, the minimum temperature was recorded to the freezing point. Relative humidity during the evening was recorded at 83 per cent.
