The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned of potential road closures and landslides due to heavy snowfall in the northern areas from January 26 to 27.
The Met Office announced that road closures could happen due to heavy snowfall in the upper parts of the country which include Naran, Kaghan, Dir, Swat, Chitral, Kalam, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Shangla, Astore, Hunza, Skardu, Murree, Galliyat, Neelum Valley, Bagh, Poonch, Haveli, Quetta, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Nushki, Harnai and Zhob.
The department further predicted the possibility of avalanches in northern parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Kashmir and Gigit-Baltistan as well.
Additionally, PMD has advised tourists against unnecessary travel to northern areas due to worsening weather conditions.
The PMD also stated that a western weather system is expected to impact the south-western areas of Balochistan Sunday night onward and to northern parts on Monday.
Weather forecast today
The Met Office has predicted intermittent rain, snowfall and cloudy weather with the possibility of thunderstorms in KPK, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Punjab and Balochistan. Upper Sindh and South Punjab will expect rain and thunderstorms.
The PMD has issued a weather alert to the residents of affected areas who have been urged to remain cautious while traveling.
In Karachi, the cold wave is expected to last two more days. Temperatures will remain between 9°C and 11°C in the upcoming week.
Other districts of Sindh including Sukkur, Qambar Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad and Dadu may experience strong winds along with thunderstorms and rain, according to the department.
The Met Office also speculated that the strong winds currently affecting parts of Sindh are originating from northwesterly winds in Quetta. They further confirmed that the cold wave in Karachi has not broken any past records with Karachi’s coldest weather reported in 1934 as zero degrees Celsius.
