Islamabad, February 18, 2020 (PPI-OT):Met Office informed that moderate westerly weather system is likely to enter upper parts of the country on Wednesday. Under the influence of this weather system:
Light to moderate rain with wind-thunderstorm (few hailstorm) is expected in Chitral, Swat, Dir, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad Peshawar, Charsadda, Swabi, Mardan, Kurram, Kohat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Chakwal, Attock, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab, Faisalabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Gujrat, Sialkot districts, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during Wednesday (evening) to Thursday.
Windstorm is also expected in D.G khan, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan, Sahiwal, Sukkur and Larkana districts during the period.
Snowfall (light to moderate) intensity is also expected in Mountainous areas of Upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the period.
For more information, contact:
National Weather Forecasting Centre (NWFC)
Pakistan Meteorological Department
Headquarter Office, Sector H-8/2,
Islamabad, Pakistan
Tel: +92-51-9250360
Fax: +92-51-9250368
Email: pmd@pmd.gov.pk
Website: www.pmd.gov.pk