Islamabad
A westerly wave is likely to approach northwest Balochistan on Sunday (today) and expected to approach central and upper parts of the country during next 24 to 36 hours, the met office forecast said. Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, cloudy weather with light rain and snowfall over mountains expected at isolated places in northern Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkwa, central Sindh, south Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said in its forecast.
Widespread rain with snowfall over hills is expected in northwestern Balochistan, upper Punjab, Islamabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir, at scattered places in central Punjab, while at isolated places in south Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkwa and other districts of Balochistan on Monday. The met office has also cautioned about the risk of closure of inter cities connecting roads and landslides due to snowfall in Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, upper hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkwa and north western Balochistan.—INP
