Cold wave to persist till today

LAHORE

Cold wave continued to prevail in the provincial capital here Friday while Met office predicted that the wave will prevail till Saturday (today).

Met officials said a westerly wave is still affecting upper parts of the country and likely to persist till Saturday (today). They predicted that more rain-thunderstorm (with light snowfall over the hills) is expected at scattered places in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan while at isolated places in Hazara, Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Lahore divisions and Islamabad. They said a few hailstorms may occur during this period. Cold and dry / dust raising winds are likely to blow in Sindh and Balochistan.

On Friday, rain-thunderstorm (with snowfall over the hills) associated with gusty winds occurred at scattered places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar divisions, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir while weather remained dry elsewhere in the country.

Rainfall was recorded at several cities, including Layyah, Murree, Chakwal, Kasur, Islamabad, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhang, Gujrat, Rawalpindi, Kamra, Bhakkar, Malam Jabba, Kakul, Lower Dir, Pattan, Balakot, Kohat, Cherat, Saidu Sharif, Dir, Kalam, Rawalakot, Kotli, Garhi Dupatta, Muzaffarabad, Bagrote and Bunji. Snowfall was also observed at Malam Jabba, Murree and Astore.