ISLAMABAD: The Met Office revised its advisory on rainfall on Saturday evening, after the twin cities received nominal rain despite cold and dry winds from the west.

Expectations of rainfall in the whole of northern Punjab fizzled out soon after sunset, after nominal rain fell on the capital in the evening.

“The strong winds from the southwest pushed the clouds towards the north of the country,” said an official from the Met Office, adding that “the chances of active rainfall over the Potohar region have reduced”.

Pakistan and India are currently devoid of winter clouds, as winds from the west face resistance from eastern air currents.

Satellite imagery on the Met Office website, which previously showed heavy clouds towards the Potohar region now show them towards the north, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The heaviest rainfall was recorded in Chitral at 11 millimetres, followed by 9 millimetres in Dir.

Published in Dawn, December 11th, 2016