RAWALPINDI: Light rain is expected in Islamabad and Potohar region on Tuesday (today) evening while the upper parts of the country will receive snow over the mountainstill Nov 10.

Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted fog or smog in plains of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in coming days especially during late night and early morning hours.

The Met Office said a shallow westerly wave is affecting western parts of the country and likely to grip upper parts on Nov 8 and persist in northern areas till Nov 10 afternoon.

Under the influence of this weather system, light to moderate rain-wind/thunderstorm is also expected in Quetta, Kharan, Harnai, Chaman, Ziarat, Qilla Abdullah, Qillah Saif Ullah, Loralai, Pishin, Zhob, Musa Khel, Sibbi, Mastung, Kalat, Noshki and Chaghi on November 7.

Light rain-thunderstorm is also expected in Dera Ismail Khan, Dera Ghazi khan, Layyah, Bhakkar, Sargodha, Mianwali, Khushab, Islamabad and Potohar region on Nov7 (evening/night).

It stated that light to moderate rain-wind/thunderstorm with hailstorm (at isolated places) is also expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Kohat, Kurram, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Waziristan, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab, Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Faisalabad, Jhang, Sheikhupura and Hafizabad on November 8 to November 9.

Rain-wind/thunderstorm (with snowfall over the high mountains) is expected in Kashmir, (Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, Mirpur), Gilgit Baltistan (Diamir, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Ghanche, Shigar) from November 8 (evening/night) to November 10 (afternoon).

The Met Office has asked the farmers of barani areas to manage their crops activities accordingly and tourists and travelers visiting northern areas are advised to remain cautious during the period.

Published in Dawn, November 7th, 2023