Partly cloudy forecast

LAHORE:Partly cloudy weather was recorded in the City here on Monday 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 westerly wave was likely to approach western/upper parts of the country.

They predicted that cold and dry weather was expected in most parts of the country. However, rain-wind (snowfall over the mountains) were expected at isolated places in Kashmir, north-east Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Light to moderate fog was also likely to occur in northeast Punjab during morning hours. Monday’s minimum temperature was recorded at Leh where mercury dropped to -11°C while in Lahore it was 7.4°C and maximum was 23°C.

Meanwhile, the average AQI was 157, which was unhealthy while the PM2.5 concentration was 12.8 times the World Health Organisation annual PM2.5 guideline value.