Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. However, foggy conditions are likely to prevail over plain areas of Punjab during morning hours. Temperatures of some major cities recorded on Wednesday. Islamabad seven degree centigrade, Lahore twelve, Karachi fifteen, Peshawar eight, Quetta three, Gilgit minus one, Murree six and Muzaffarabad four degree centigrade. According to Met Office forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cold and dry weather is expected in Srinagar, Jammu, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, Baramula while very cold and dry and partly cloudy in Leh.

Temperature recorded. Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag and Baramula one degree centigrade, Jammu ten, Leh minus four and Shopian zero degree centigrade. On the other hand the Regional Meteorological Center Peshawar on Wednesday predicted that mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while very cold in hilly areas and upper parts of the province. It said that moderate to dense fog is likely to occur over Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda, Peshawar and D.I. Khan districts, as well as over Peshawar to Swabi motorway during late night and morning hours.

Hence, travelers on the motorway and national highways are advised to avoid unnecessary travelling and adopt precautionary measures. During the last 24 hours, cold and dry weather occurred in the province, while very cold in hilly areas. The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at different stations of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were as Peshawar City 24/05, Chitral 19/00, Timergara 23/04, Dir 21/01, Mirkhani 20/01, Kalam 17/-3, Drosh 19/04, Saidu Sharif 23/02, Pattan 24/13, Malam Jabba 14/04, Takht Bhai 23/06, Kakul 21/04, Balakot 23/04, Parachinar 21/03, Bannu 27/06, Cherat 19/07 and D.I. Khan 27/10. The lowest temperature recorded in the province was -03 C in Kalam.

Credit : Independent News Pakistan-INP