First winter rain and snowfall predicted in upper parts of the country

Dunya News

Met Office said that Murree and Galliyat likely to receive first winter snowfall on Saturday/Sunday.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Met Office informed that a westerly weather system is likely to approach western and upper parts of the country from Friday and expected to persist in upper parts till Monday. Under the influence of this weather system, rain with snowfall over the hills is expected in Gilgit-Baltistan from Friday to Monday.

Rain-thunderstorm (with snowfall over hills) is expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Charsadda, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat, Waziristan, Kurram and Kashmir from Friday to Sunday while, Bhakkar, Layyah, Bannu and D. I. Khan from Friday (night) to Saturday.

Light to moderate rain-thunderstorm is expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mianwali, Khushab, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Lahore during Saturday to Monday (morning). Rain-thunderstorm (with light Snowfall over hills) is also expected in Quetta, Zhob, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah during Friday (night) to Saturday.

The Met Office said that Murree and Galliyat likely to receive first winter snowfall on Saturday/Sunday.