Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Twin cities received light rain Thursday while rain and cold weather is expected in Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, and upper Punjab during the next 24 hours as per Pakistan Meteorological Department (Met).
Rain, snowfall, cold weather
Moderate to heavy snowfall and rain is expected in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Murree and Galliyat. Dry and cold weather is expected in other parts of the country.
Air quality
The air quality in Lahore is 168 US AQI; in Bahawalpur,149 in Sialkot, it is 172, 156 in Muridke, 88 in Mangla, and 113 in Rawalpindi, 192 in Faisalabad. In Sindh, the air quality in Karachi is 107 US AQI, while Islamabad’s air quality stands at 69. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), the air quality is 121 in Abbottabad.
Recorded temperatures
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (MET), a maximum of 8 degrees Celsius (°C) temperature was recorded in Islamabad, 12°C in Lahore, 22°C in Karachi, 9°C in Peshawar, and 1.5°C in Quetta and 3°C in Gilgit.
Minimum recorded temperatures
Today’s Recorded Lowest Minimum Temperature’s (°C): Gupis -05, Kalam, Astor -07, Leh -10, Skardu, Parachinar, and Malam Jabba -03.
