Rain likely in various parts of country: PMD

Smog/fog likely to persist in plain areas during morning hours

ISLAMABAD:

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain-wind/thunderstorm with snowfall over the hills for isolated places in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the next 24 hours.

Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. Smog/fog is likely in upper Sindh, plain areas of Punjab and K-P. In Islamabad, cold/dry and partly cloudy weather is expected while in K-P, cold and dry weather is expected in most districts with chances of rain-wind/thunderstorm in Manshera, Abbottabad, and Balakot.

Smog/fog is likely to persist in plain areas during morning hours. In Punjab, cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the province. However, partly cloudy weather with light rain is expected in Murree, Galliyat and surrounding areas.

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Smog/fog is likely to persist in Narowal, Sialkot, Okara, Sahiwal, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Khanewal, Multan, Bahawalpur, Khanpur, Rahim yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and surrounding areas during morning hours. In Balochistan, dry weather is expected in most districts of the province, while cold in northern districts.

In Sindh, dry weather is expected in most districts of the province. Fog is likely in Jacobabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Dadu and Ghotki during morning hours.
In Kashmir/G-B, rain-wind/thunderstorm with snowfall over the hills is expected. During the last 24 hours, cold and dry weather prevailed over most parts of the country. However, rain-thunderstorm occurred in upper K-P, upper Punjab, Kashmir and G-B.