PMD rebuts snowfall rumours in plains of Punjab

LAHORE:The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Friday termed forecasts of snowfall in the plains of Punjab baseless.

The PMD says because of stable weather conditions, cold and dry weather is expected in Punjab. 

The PMD in a statement said rumours on social media regarding snowfall in plains of Punjab are baseless and the general public is requested to ignore fake news. The Met department said cold and dry weather was expected in most parts of the country and very cold weather conditions were expected to continue in plains of Punjab till next week. It has maintained that dense foggy conditions are also likely to continue in plain areas of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and upper Sindh in patches.

Frost is also expected in upper parts of KP, Pothohar region, including Islamabad and Kashmir,” the met department maintained. It predicted light rain in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan on January 13, 16 and 17. The Met department added due to foggy conditions in plain areas day temperature is likely to remain 4°c b to 6°c below normal.