Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (MET) has forecast dry and cold weather in most parts of the country during the next 24 hours.
Foggy weather conditions
Foggy conditions will likely develop over plain Punjab and upper Sindh during night and morning hours. Frost is expected at isolated places in the Pothohar region during morning hours.
As per the synoptic situation, continental air prevails over most parts of the country.
Air quality
The air quality in Lahore is 199 US AQI; in Bahawalpur, it is 185, 175 in Muridke, 186 in Rawalpindi, and 164 in Sialkot. In Sindh, the air quality in Karachi is 246 US AQI, while Islamabad’s air quality stands at 61. In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, air quality is 197 in Peshawar and 90 in Abbottabad.
Recorded temperatures
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met), a maximum of 4 degrees Celsius (°C) temperature was recorded in Islamabad, 8°C in Lahore, 15°C in Karachi, 5°C in Peshawar, and 4°C in Gilgit.
Minimum recorded temperatures
Today’s Recorded Lowest Minimum Temperatures (°C): Leh -11, Skardu -09, Kalat -06, Ziarat, Astore, Kalam -05, Gupis, Gilgit, Hunza -04, and Quetta -03.
