In pictures: Let it snow
Additional snowfall and rains are expected to add to the cold in the coming days. Photo: OINN
(Web Desk) – Following a three-day rain spell and snowfall that hit parts of Pakistan earlier this week, an additional chill has been brought to an already cold December.
While a cold wave has engulfed major parts of Pakistan, the temperature has dropped to freezing cold innorthern areas. A thick blanket of snow has already taken over parts of northern Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Temperatures have dropped below freezing point in Kalat and Quetta.
With additional rains forecasted in areas including Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Rawalpindi divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, as well as snowfall in the mountainous regions, the weather conditions are expected to largely remain cold and dry in major parts of the country.
A beautiful view of Yakhtangay area covered in snow during heavy snowfall. Photo: OINN
An aerial view of the district headquarter Alpuri covered with snow. Photo: OINN
A view of the season’s first snowfall in Lower Galiyat near Nathiagali. Photo: OINN
Children stand on a snow covered road in the Yakhtangay area of Shangla. Photo: OINN
A view of Murree Road covered in thick snow. Photo: OINN
A young boy poses for a photo while enjoying in the snow in Bazarkot area of Shangla. Photo: OINN
A blanket of snow covering the Yakhtangay area, Shangla. Photo: OINN
A view of snowfall in the Shangla valley. A three-day fresh rain spell with snowfall has hit parts of Pakistan, bringing an additional chill in the winter. Photo: OINN
Young girls play in Murree’s snow. Photo: OINN
Drivers fit chains to the tires of their vehicle on a snow covered road in Alpurai. Photo: OINN
Workers use an excavator to remove the debris of land sliding in Machar area. Photo: OINN
People play while throwing snow at each other after the first snowfall of the season in Alpuri. Photo: OINN
A van stuck in snow at Shangla Top. Photo: OINN