A severe cold wave is hitting the northern mountainous areas of the country, where according to the meteorological department, the temperature has dropped to minus six degrees, while smog and light fog are expected in the plain areas of Punjab during the next twelve hours.
According to the department’s forecast on Thursday morning, the weather will remain dry in most parts of the country.
The cold conditions in the mountainous areas are expected to persist.
Temperatures in major urban centers varied this morning. Islamabad recorded eight, Lahore twelve, and Karachi sixteen degrees Celsius.
Among other cities, Peshawar’s temperature was ten, Quetta’s two, Murree’s four, and Muzaffarabad’s five degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature was recorded in Gilgit, where the mercury dropped to minus two.
In Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, the weather is likely to remain cold and dry in Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, and Baramulla.
Severe cold is forecasted in Leh, while the weather is expected to remain dry in Jammu.
According to the temperatures recorded in the region this morning, it was zero degrees Celsius in Srinagar, eleven in Jammu, and minus six in Leh. Pulwama and Shopian both recorded minus two degrees Celsius, while Baramulla recorded minus one.