Scattered rain forecast

LAHORE : Cold and dry weather continued to prevail in the city here Thursday while Met office predicted similar weather conditions with chances of scattered rain during the next 24 hours.

Met officials said a shallow westerly wave is still affecting northern parts of the country and may persist next 24 hours. They predicted that mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, rain-thunderstorm (with light snowfall over the hills) is expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Rawalpindi divisions, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir. Dense foggy conditions are likely over plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during morning hours.

Rainfall was recorded at several cities, including KP: Kalam 12mm, Malam Jabba 02mm, Gilgit-Baltistan: Bagrote 08mm, Gilgit 04mm, Gupis 02mm, Chillas 01. Kashmir: Garhi Dupatta 01mm, Muzaffarabad Trace. Punjab: Gujrat, Sialkot (A/P, Cantt): Trace. Snowfall (inch): Malam Jabba 01.

Thursday’s minimum temperature was recorded at Kalat and Malam Jabba where mercury dropped down to -05°C while in Lahore, maximum temperature was 24°C, minimum was 8.2°C and humidity level was 39 percent.