The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast rain, wind and snowfall over the mountains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) from Monday.
According to the Met Office, “cold and cloudy weather is expected in most districts of … Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,” adding that, “rain-wind (snowfall over mountains) is expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Malakand, Buner, Kohistan, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber and Orakzai.”
It also forecast similar weather conditions in GB and AJK.
The Met Office warned of possible road blockades in various parts of those regions.
“Landslides and snowfall may cause road closure [and] slippery conditions in Naran, Kaghan, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Shangla, Astore, Hunza, Skardu, Murree, Galiyat, Neelum Valley, Bagh, Poonch and Haveli today and tomorrow.”
It also forecast light rain in Islamabad and its surrounding areas during the morning hours.
“Cold and partly cloudy weather is likely to prevail in other parts of the country,” the Met Office said. “Fog/smog is likely to persist in Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Multan, Jhang, DG Khan, Bahawalnagar, Okara, Sahiwal, Kasur, Khanewal, Khanpur, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan and [the] surroundings during morning and night hours.”
It further indicated that an increase in fog intensity is also likely over the districts of northeastern Punjab.
“Partly cloudy and cold weather with a chance of light rain is expected in Attock, Rawalpindi and Jhelum during morning hours. Rain- wind is expected in Murree and Galiyat during the period,” the Met Office said.
