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Rain-thunderstorm to continue in upper parts, central Punjab

ISLAMABAD, ‌(MILLAT+APP): Rain-thunderstorm with snowfall over
the hills is expected at isolated places upper parts of the country
besides central Punjab during next 24 hours while cold and dry
weather to persist elsewhere in the country.
Foggy conditions are likely to continue over plain areas of
Punjab and upper Sindh during night and morning hours.
Rainfall is likely in Islamabad, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi,
Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore, Faisalabad divisions),
Upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat, Mardan
divisions), FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during this time
span.
A westerly wave is still affecting upper parts of the country
and likely to persist till Saturday, an official of Met office told
APP.
During last 24 hours rain-thunderstorm with snow over the
hills occurred at scattered places in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala
divisions, Islamabad, KP, FATA and Kashmir, while at isolated places
of Quetta division and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Weather remained cold and dry in other parts of the country,
however, foggy conditions prevailed over plain areas of Punjab and
upper Sindh.
Rainfall recorded during this time span remained KP:
Malamjabba 20mm, Pattan 17mm, Saidu Sharif 14mm, Parachinar 13mm,
Balakot 12mm, Kalam 09mm, Kakul, Peshawar 08mm, Lower dir 06mm, Dir
05mm, Risalpur 03mm, Cherat, Chitral, Drosh 02mm, D.I.Khan 01mm.
Kashmir: Kotli 16mm, Rawalakot 15mm, Garhidupatta 14mm, Muzaffarabad
12mm, Punjab: Mangla 15mm, Murree 13mm, Jhelum 10mm, Gujrat 07mm,
Kamra 04mm, M.B.Din 03mm, Islamabad (ZP 02mm, Golra, Bokra, Saidpur
01mm), Rawalpindi (Chaklala, Shamsabad 01mm), Mianwali 01,
Gilgit-Baltistan and Chillas 01mm.
while recorded snowfall over hills was Murree 12 inch,
Malamjabba 10 inch, Kalam 05 inch, and Parachinar 03 inch.
Minimum temperatures recorded on Friday were Gilgit-Baltistan
(Skardu -08øC, Gupis -06øC, Astore -03øC, Bagrote, Hunza -02øC),
FATA: Parachinar -05øC, Upper KP (Kalam -03, Malamjabba, Dir -02øC),
Kashmir: (Rawalakot -01øC), north Balochistan (Kalat -01øC),
Quetta, Gilgit 01øC, Chitral 02øC, Muzaffarabad 05øC,
Islamabad, Lahore 09øC, Peshawar, Multan 11øC, Hyderabad,
Faisalabad 13 and Karachi 14øC.