Weather update for Islamabad, Rawalpindi; wet spell to continue

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicts additional rain and mountain snowfall in Islamabad and various regions of Pakistan throughout this week. According to the weather situation, a westerly wave is impacting the western and upper areas of the country, and it is expected to continue for the next few days.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) expects cloudy weather with rain and mountain snowfall in Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Potohar region, Upper Punjab, and Kashmir from Wednesday evening to Friday. Heavy rainfall/snowfall may occur in isolated areas of Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Murree, Galiyat, and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during this period. Fog is likely in some places in Punjab and upper Sindh.

Snowfall could impact transportation on January 31st and February 1st, so tourists are advised to be cautious. Islamabad’s minimum temperature is expected to be between 7-9 degrees Celsius on Thursday and 8-10 degrees Celsius on Friday.

In the last 24 hours, most areas of the country experienced mainly cold and cloudy weather. However, there was rain with isolated snowfall in Kashmir, Islamabad, northeast/central Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Karachi, Thatta, and Ormara.

Here are some rainfall and snowfall measurements:

Rainfall (mm):

Kashmir: Muzaffarabad (Airport 34, City 33), Rawalakot 22, Garhi Do Patta 18, Kotli 08
Punjab: Rawalpindi (Chaklala 17, Kacheri 11, Shamsabad 07), Murree 10, Islamabad (Zero Point, Golra 08, Saidpur 07, Airport 06, Bokra 05), Mangla 08, Gujranwala, Jhelum 06, Sialkot (Airport 06, City 05), Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin 04, Chakwal, Narowal 03, Hafizabad, Khanpur, Sheikhupura 02, Attock, Johar Abad 01
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Dir (Upper) 13, Kakul 09, Patan 07, Parachinar 06, Balakot, Charat 05, Drosh 04, Bacha Khan (Airport), Mir Khani 02, Chitral, Kalam, Peshawar, Saidu Sharif 01
Sindh: Karachi (Quaidabad 08, DHA Phase Two 05, North Karachi 04, Kemari, Saadi Town, Nazimabad 03, Malir, Old Area (Airport), Masroor Base 02, Surjani Town, University Road, Faisal Base 01), Thatta 01
Balochistan: Ormara 01

Murree 02
Leh remained the coldest place in the country with temperatures dropping to 7 degrees Celsius below freezing. In Islamabad, the minimum temperature recorded was 8 degrees Celsius with a morning relative humidity of 94 percent.

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