Met Office informed that a westerly weather system is likely to enter upper parts of the country on Thursday evening and likely to persist till Saturday. Under the influence of this weather system:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

• Rain Wind-thunderstorm (with few hailstorm) with snowfall over the hills is expected in Chitral, Swat, Dir, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Peshawar, Charsadda, Swabi, Mardan, Kuram & Kohat from Thursday to Saturday and in Bannu, D I Khan during Thursday(evening) to Friday.

Punjab

• Wind-thunderstorm with rain (few hailstorm) is expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Chakwal, Attock Sargodha, Mianwali, Khushab, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Sahiwal, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi-Bahuddin, Gujrat, Sialkot during Friday and Saturday.
• Rain with dust raising winds/dust storm may also likely in D.G Khan, Multan, Bahawalpur and Bahawalnagar on Friday.

Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan

• Rain with Wind-thunderstorm & snowfall over the hills is expected in Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Thursday(evening) to Saturday.

Balochistan

• Wind-thunderstorm rain is expected at Quetta, Pashin, Zhob, Chaman, Qila Saifullah and Qila Abdullah on Thursday to Friday(morning).

Sindh

• Dry weather is expected in the province during the period. However dust raising winds are expected in Sukkur, Jacobabad and Larkana.

Note

• PSL matches on Friday & Saturday at Rawalpindi are likely to be disturbed.

Met Office informed that moderate westerly weather system is likely to enter upper parts of the country on Wednesday. Under the influence of this weather system::

• Light to moderate rain with wind-thunderstorm (few hailstorm) is expected in Chitral, Swat, Dir, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad Peshawar, Charsadda, Swabi, Mardan, Kuram, Kohat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Chakwal, Attock, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab, Faisalabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Gujrat, Sialkot districts, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during Wednesday (evening) to Thursday.
• Windstorm is also expected in D.G khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim yar Khan, Sahiwal, Sukkur and Larkana districts during the period.
• Snowfall (light to moderate) intensity is also expected in Mountainous areas of Upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the period.

Federal Minister for Aviation, Mr. Ghulam Sarwar Khan inaugurated modern media center at a ceremony in the Regional Meteorological Department, Lahore today. Weather information in local languages Punjabi and Seraiki will be made public from there. On the directives of the Federal Minister, the Meteorological Department has also launched specific telephone 1315. Through toll-free telephone 1315, the public will be kept informed about the latest weather update in Pakistan.

At the behest of the Prime Minister’s vision and the Federal Minister, the Pakistan Meteorological Department is being modernized and functioning so that the people and the farmers in particular will be kept informed about the changing seasons and changing climate. Director General (PMD) Muhammad Riaz, Chief Met. Dr. Hanif and Sahibzad said that the Meteorological Department has begun the process of spreading the latest weather information to the public through Website, Mobile application and YouTube channel in the form of audio and video forecast on daily basis.

Met Office informed that another strong westerly weather system is likely to enter western parts of Balochistan on Friday (night) and likely to grip most parts of the country on Sunday. Under the influence of this weather system:

• Widespread rain with snowfall over the hills is expected in Balochistan on Saturday and Sunday. Heavy rainfall is expected in Gwadar, Kech, Panjgur, Chagai, Quetta, Mastung and Kalat districts during the period.
• Widespread rain (with few moderate to isolated heavy falls) with snowfall over the hills is expected in all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir from Saturday (night) to Monday.
• Rain is also expected in all districts of Sindh during Saturday(night) and Sunday.



Note: Heavy falls may generate flash flooding in Turbat, Kech, Panjgur, Kalat Quetta and Zhob on Saturday & Sunday. Heavy snowfall is also expected in districts of Quetta, Harnai, Ziarat, Qilla Abdullah and Pishin during the period.

Heavy snowfall is also expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Kohistan, Neelam valley, Bagh and Haveli districts from Sunday to Monday. Murree & Galiayat, may also receive heavy snowfall during the period. Possibility of landslides cannot be ruled out in districts of Malakand, Hazara, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the period.

All concerned authorities are advised to take precautionary measures during the forecast period.

Met office predicted rain/snowfall in northern parts of Balochistan (Quetta, Mastung, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Harnai and Pashin) on Sunday and Monday. Heavy snowfall, average 02 feet, in (Quetta, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah and Pashin districts) may disrupt normal life and transportations in these areas. Heavy rain may generate flash flooding in local nullahs of (Quetta, Qila Abdullah, Harnai, Chaghi, Sibbi, Mastung and Bolan districts) during the period.

Met Office informed that a shallow westerly wave is presently affecting upper parts of the country and may persist in northern parts till Saturday. Followed by another strong rain/snowfall bearing weather system from Sunday to Wednesday. Under the influence of these weather systems following weather is expected:

Thursday to Saturday

• Scattered rain with snowfall over the hills is expected in North Balochistan (Quetta, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Chaman, Pashin, Lora Lai, Kholo, Barkhan, Ziarat districts), Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Chitral, Dir, Swat, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Kohat, Mardan, Haripur and Abbottabad districts), during Thursday (Evening) to Friday. Light rain is also expected at isolated places in Attock, Rawalpindi districts, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the period. Light rain with snowfall over the hills is also expected in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Buner, Shangla, Mahnsera and Kohistan districts on Saturday. Snowfall is also expected in Murree and Galliyat during the period.

Sunday to Tuesday

• Widespread rain with snowfall over the hills is expected in Balochistan during Sunday and Monday.
• Widespread rain with snowfall over the hills is expected in all districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir from Sunday (night) to Tuesday (Night).
• Rain is also expected in districts of Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, Larkana, Sukkur, Jacobabad and Shikarpur on Monday. Light rain is also expected in districts of Karachi on Monday (Night).

Note: Moderate to heavy falls may generate flash flooding in Quetta, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Lora Lai, Kholo, Zhob and hill torrents of D.G. Khan during Sunday (night) & Monday. Moderate to heavy snowfall is also expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Kohistan, Neelam valley, Bagh and Haveli districts during Monday to Tuesday. Murree, Galliayat may also receive moderate to heavy snowfall during the period. Foggy conditions are likely to subside during the wet spell.

All concerned authorities are advised to take precautionary measures during the forecast period.

• Met. Office has predicted that foggy conditions in plain areas of the country are likely to persist during the coming days (including weekends and the next week). Particularly parts of Punjab (Lahore, Gujranawala, Sargodha, Sialkot, T.T Singh, Hafizabad, Jhang, Faisalabad, Okara, Sahiwal, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar) and upper Sindh are going to remain in the grip of dense to moderate fog during morning and night.
• Day temperatures of plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh are also likely to remain below normal. (02-04°C).
• Frost is likely to be observed in the Pothohar region in coming days.

Met. Office has predicted that rain/thunderstorm is expected in Rawalpindi/Islamabad on Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning. Due to rainy spell, match can be disrupted for most of the day on Thursday, while partial disruption is also likely on Friday and Saturday.

A westerly wave located over Iran and its adjoining areas, is likely to approach western parts of the country on Wednesday and is expected to grip most parts of the country on Thursday. Under the influence of this weather system

• Scattered rain-thunderstorm with snowfall over hills is expected in upper districts of Balochistan during Wednesday and Thursday. Light to moderate rain-thunderstorm is also expected in Sindh (Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Karachi) from Wednesday (night) to Thursday.
• Widespread rain-thunderstorm (with snowfall over hills) is expected in most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Islamabad from Wednesday (night) to Friday. Isolated heavy falls are also expected in districts of Dir, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Narowal and Islamabad on Thursday.
• Widespread rain with snowfall over the hills is also expected in Kashmir, while at scattered places in Gilgit Baltistan from Wednesday to Friday.
• Fog is likely to subside in plain areas of the country.