ISLAMABAD – More rains and snowfall are expected in Murree, Galyat and other tourist destinations of Pakistan on Monday evening/night 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 is likely to strengthen during the next 12 hours.
Under these conditions, more rain wind-thunderstorm with snowfall is expected in Murree, Galyat and other tourist sites in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday evening/night and Tuesday. Isolated hailstorms are also expected during the forecast period.
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 Monday 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 Tuesday and -02-00 C on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, rain-wind/thunderstorms with snowfall occurred in Murree, Galyat and tourist points in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan during the last 24 hours.
Rainfall (mm): Saidu Sharif, Pattan 55, Kalam 52, Dir (Upper 49, Lower 08), Rawalakot 45, Balakot, Malam Jabba 44, Mirkhani 40, Muzaffarabad (Airport 37, City 32), Cherat 32, Murree, Drosh 30, Garhi Dupatta 29, Parachinar 25, Chitral 21, Kotli 20, Kakul 17, Chilas 02, Bagrote, Bunji 01
Snowfall (Inches): Kalam 24, Malamjabba 18, Drosh 02, Chitral, upper (Dir) 0.8, Ziarat 0.5
Kalam remained the coldest place in the country where mercury dropped 05 C below freezing.
In Murree, minimum temperature was recorded at -01 C. Relative humidity during the morning was recorded at 83 per cent.
