Islamabad, October 17, 2023 – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecasted cold weather in the northern parts of the country on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.
In its daily weather report issued on Tuesday, the PMD predicts dry weather in most parts of the country but expects cold conditions in the northern regions during the night and morning hours. Additionally, isolated rain-thunderstorms may occur in central Balochistan.
Regarding the synoptic situation, the PMD mentioned that a westerly wave is currently present over the upper parts of Pakistan and is likely to move north/northeast over the next 12 hours. Furthermore, another shallow westerly wave from the Persian Gulf is expected to approach central parts of Balochistan tomorrow.
Over the past 24 hours, the weather in various regions of Pakistan recorded rain, wind, and thunderstorms. Some of the notable rainfall measurements include:
Punjab: Lahore (Gulshan-e-Ravi 97mm, Lakshmi Chowk 66mm, Gulberg 57mm, Iqbal Town, Nishtar Town 54mm, Johar Town 48mm, Qurtaba Chowk 42mm, Mughalpura 41mm, Shahi Qila 37mm, Upper Mall 33mm, Farrukhabad 32mm, City 23mm, Tajpura 22mm, Chowk Nakhuda 20mm, Airport 19mm, Sammanabad 16mm), Faisalabad (GMA 68mm, Gulistan Colony 40mm, Allama Iqbal Town 35mm, Dogar Basti 30mm, City, Town 29mm), Sialkot (City 56mm, Airport 11mm), Murree 31mm, Toba Tek Singh 26mm, Bahawalnagar 24mm, Hafizabad 17mm, Gujranwala 15mm, Chakwal 14mm, Bahawalpur (City 14mm, Airport 05mm), Narowal 12mm, Jhang 11mm, Jhelum, Noorpur Thal 10mm, Mangla 09mm, Rahimyar Khan 08mm, Sargodha, Attock 07mm, Gujrat 04mm, Khanewal 03mm, Islamabad (Airport 03mm, Golra, Saidpur 02mm, Zero Point 01mm), Rawalpindi (Kachehri 02mm, Shamsabad, Chaklala 01mm), Kasur, Mandi Bahauddin 02mm, Joharabad, Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan, Okara, Sahiwal 01mm.
Kashmir: Muzaffarabad (Airport 53mm, City 43mm), Rawalakot 47mm, Garhi Dupatta 33mm, Kotli 19mm.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Dir (Lower 35mm, Upper 25mm), Cherat 29mm, Kakul 24mm, Malam Jabba 23mm, Dera Ismail Khan (City 19mm, Airport 05mm), Balakot 18mm, Pattan, Saidu Sharif 11mm, Kalam 10mm, Drosh 09mm, Mirkhani 07mm, Mardan 06mm, Chitral 05mm, Bannu 04mm, Bacha Khan Airport, Peshawar, Parachinar 03mm.
Balochistan: Barkhan 10mm.
Gilgit-Baltistan: Bagrote 05mm, Babusar, Gupis 03mm, Astore, Gilgit, Skardu 02mm, Hunza 01mm.
Sindh: Padidan 04mm and Larkana 03mm.
The reported lowest minimum temperatures for today were Leh at -01°C and Kalam at 01°C.
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