QUETTA: Quetta and the northern districts of Balochistan are experiencing a severe cold spell, the Meteorological Department reported on Sunday.
The Met Office said the minimum temperature in Quetta dropped to –2°C, while daytime highs are expected to reach around 20°C. Dry and very cold weather is forecast to continue over the next 24 hours. Most districts of the province are likely to remain dry, with the northern areas experiencing particularly harsh cold.
Across the country, mainly dry weather is expected over the next twelve hours. Hilly areas will remain cold, with very cold conditions during mornings and nights, and smog or shallow fog may develop in some plains of Punjab during early hours.
Temperatures recorded this morning in major cities include Islamabad seven degrees, Lahore twelve, Karachi seventeen, Peshawar eight, Quetta minus one, Gilgit minus two, and Murree and Muzaffarabad five degrees Celsius.
For Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cold and dry weather is expected in Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, and Baramula, while Jammu will remain dry, and Leh will be very cold and dry.
Morning temperatures recorded there were Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian, and Baramula minus one degree, Jammu eleven, Leh minus six, and Anantnag zero degrees Celsius.