The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted snowfall and heavy rain in most parts of the country from Saturday to Tuesday under the influence of a “Strong Western Weather System”.
According to a press release issued by the Meteorological Department on Wednesday, after a long dry period, the weather system may enter the western and upper parts of the country on Saturday evening or night.
“It is very likely to persist over most parts of the country on Sunday and till Tuesday,” the forecast said.
rain forecast
The Meteorological Department said that under the influence of this system, there was heavy rain in Quetta, Ziarat, Pishin, Zhob, Qila Abdullah, Nokkundi, Dalbadin, Noshki, Turbat, Panjgur, Peshawar, Pasni, Jiwani, Lasbela, Kalat, Khujdar in Balochistan. chances are. Mastung, Nasirabad, Jafrabad, Jhal Magasi, Bolan, Sibi, Kohlu and Barkhan areas of Balochistan on Saturday and Sunday.
It warned that heavy rains could cause flash floods in “vulnerable areas” of Sibi, Bolan, Kalat, Khujdar, Nasirabad and Kohlu.
Dera Ghazi Khan, Laya, Rajanpur, Multan, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Okara, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan areas of Punjab and Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu in Sindh also received heavy and scattered rains over the weekend. Likely to happen. , Karachi, Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Mirpurkhas and Khairpur areas.
According to the forecast, there is a possibility of heavy and scattered rain in Islamabad, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Sunday to Tuesday.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chitral, Dir, Swat, Malakand, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Charsadda, Bajaur, Kurram, Waziristan and Kohat areas are also likely to receive rain. . During this period.
Apart from this, there is a possibility of heavy rain in Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Sargodha, Khushab, Bhakar, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore and Kasur. in Punjab. is likely to. Rain between Sunday and Tuesday, the Met Office said.
snow forecast
According to the PMD, there are Mari and Galiyat in Punjab, Neelam Valley, Bagh and Rawalkot in Azad Kashmir, Naran, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Malam Jabba and Kaghan in KP and Hunza, Gilgit, Skardu and Astor in Gilgit-Baltistan region. , There is a chance of snowfall from Sunday to Tuesday.
Snowfall is also likely in Quetta, Pishin, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah, Harnai and Chaman in Balochistan on Saturday night and Sunday.
It said that due to heavy snowfall, roads may be closed in Muri, Galiyat, Nathiyagali, Kaghan, Naran, Dir, Swat, Chitral, Astor, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Neelam Ghati, Bagh and Haveli.
potential impact
The Meteorological Department said that under the new weather system, “existing haze conditions”[s] The water crisis in urban cities and rainfed areas (dependent on rain) is likely to be less.
He predicted that the rains would be beneficial for the wheat crop.
The PMD advised all concerned officials to remain “vigilant” during the forecast period.