PMD signs deal to set up automatic weather stations

In a major step to strengthen climate early warning and forecasting capabilities, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has signed an agreement under a World Bank-funded project to install advanced, high-tech automatic weather stations across the country.

According to the PMD, the department has entered into a formal agreement for the installation of advanced automatic weather stations (AWS) under a World Bank-funded programme.

Director General PMD Sahibzada Khan said the agreement represents a milestone, adding that high-tech sensor-equipped AWS systems were being installed in Pakistan for the first time.

Under the project, the stations will be deployed in various cities nationwide, significantly expanding the country's meteorological monitoring network.