LAHORE : Cold and partly cloudy weather was recorded in the City while Met office predicted similar weather conditions for the next 24 hours.
Met officials warned that snowfall over the upper parts of the country may affect the transportation today (Thursday) so the tourists and locals of hilly areas were advised to be cautious.
Met officials said a westerly wave was affecting western and upper parts of the country and likely to persist during next few days.
They predicted that cloudy weather with rain (snowfall over mountain) was expected in Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Potohar region, Upper Punjab and Kashmir while heavy rainfall/snowfall was likely at isolated places in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Murree, Galiyat and upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during the period.
They added fog was likely at few places in Punjab and upper Sindh.
Rainfall was recorded at several cities, including Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Garhi Dupatta, Kotli, Rawalpindi, Murree, Islamabad, Mangla, Gujranwala, Jhelum, Sialkot, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Chakwal, Narowal, Hafizabad, Khanpur, Sheikhupura, Attock, Joharabad, Dir, Kakul, Patan, Parachinar, Balakot, Charat, Drosh, Bacha Khan, Mir Khani, Chitral, Kalam, Peshawar, Saidu Sharif, Quaidabad, North Karachi, Kemari, Saadi Town, Nazimabad, Malir, Old Area (Airport), Masroor Base, Surjani Town, University Road, Faisal Base, Thatta and Ormara while snowfall was witnessed at Murree only.
Wednesday’s minimum temperature was recorded at Leh where mercury dropped to -07°C while in Lahore it was 9.3°C and maximum was 22°C.
