Met Department forecasts light rain, snow on Gilgit-Baltistan mountains

Light rain is expected at a few places in Gilgit-Baltistan and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday evening and night, with light snowfall on the mountains, according to a Met Department forecast reported by Express News.

Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir will remain partly cloudy with cold weather, the department said. Thunder and light rain are expected at a few places in Gilgit-Baltistan during the evening and night, and light snow is likely on the mountains.

Skardu recorded a maximum temperature of minus one degree Celsius over the past 24 hours. Leh recorded minus four degrees and Astor three, the department said.

Most of the country will stay dry, with the northern districts partly cloudy and cold in the morning and at night, according to the forecast.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, most districts will be dry while the hill areas stay cold. The department said Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Kurram and the surrounding areas will be partly cloudy, with thunder and light rain possible at a few places in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Islamabad and its surroundings will be dry, with cool mornings and nights.

Punjab will be largely dry. Murree, Galliyat and nearby areas will stay partly cloudy, with cold mornings and nights. Rain was not forecast for the plains of Punjab.

Sindh will be dry, with warm weather during the day. Balochistan will also be largely dry, though its northern districts will be cold in the morning and at night. No rain was forecast for the plains of Sindh or Balochistan.

Over the past 24 hours, most of the country was dry while the northern areas stayed cold under a partly cloudy sky, the department said.

The bulletin covered conditions in Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.