Due to the persistent cold wave in most parts of the country, dense fog and smog are likely to prevail in the plain areas of Punjab, Upper Sindh, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during morning and night hours, posing significant challenges.
According to the Meteorological Department, the weather is expected to remain partly cloudy and cold across the country on Sunday, while severe cold is predicted in the mountainous regions.
The Meteorological Department has also indicated the possibility of rain at some places in Gilgit-Baltistan, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Kashmir, and light snowfall on the mountains.
The temperatures recorded this morning reflected the cold conditions across the country. Islamabad and Muzaffarabad recorded six, Lahore thirteen, and Karachi fifteen degrees Celsius. Other recorded temperatures included Peshawar nine, Quetta three, Gilgit two, and Murree four degrees Celsius.
In illegally Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the weather is predicted to be very cold and partly cloudy in Srinagar, Anantnag, and Shopian. Rain with cloudy weather in Leh, snowfall on the mountains with clouds is expected in Baramulla, while the weather is likely to remain dry in Jammu.
The lowest temperature in the region this morning was recorded in Leh at minus five degrees Celsius. Srinagar, Pulwama, and Shopian were at two, Anantnag and Baramulla at three, while Jammu was at ten degrees Celsius.