RAWALPINDI: The twin cities are expected to receive rain from Sunday and the weather conditions are likely to transit from summer to autumn in upper parts of the country.

The Met Office said a westerly wave was likely to enter the upper parts of the country on Sunday.

“Under the influence of this weather system, rain/wind-thunderstorm (isolated heavy falls) with light snowfall over high mountains are expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Malakand, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir from Sunday(evening/night) to Tuesday,” the Met Office said.

It said rain/wind-thunderstorm was also expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal and Lahore from Sunday (evening/night) and Monday.

Wind/thunderstorm is also expected in central and southern Punjab.

The Met Office also said due to the rain the day temperature would be mild in upper parts of the country while night temperatures are expected to fall gradually in coming days.

Published in Dawn, October 10th, 2021