Mercury continues to drop

LAHORE:Cold wave continued to prevail in the City here on Wednesday while Met office predicted similar weather conditions for the next 24 hours.

Met officials said continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country while a shallow westerly wave was affecting extreme northern parts. They predicted that mainly cold and dry weather was expected in most parts of the country while very cold in hilly areas. Rain/snow was expected at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir during daytime. Light rain/snow was expected in Murree and Galliyat during morning. Frost may also occur in Islamabad, upper Punjab and plain areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during morning hours. Shallow fog was likely at few places in central/south Punjab and upper Sindh during morning.

Met officials said snowfall was recorded at Astore only while Murree recorded 00.0°C. Wednesday’s minimum temperature was recorded at Leh where mercury dropped to -10°C while in Lahore, it was 5.5°C and maximum was 21.5°C.