Weather Department Predicts Week-Long Spell of Rain and Snowfall

Met Office predicted that after a long dry period, a frontal weather system is likely to enter western parts of the country on 1st January 2025 (evening/night) and may persist in upper parts till 6th January 2025.

Under the influence of this weather system, the Met Office predicts the following for various regions of the country.

Gilgit Baltistan/Kashmir:

Rain-wind/thunderstorm with heavy snowfall is expected in Gilgit-Baltistan (Diamir, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Ghanche, Shigar) Kashmir (Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, Mirpur) from 1st (night) to 6th January 2025, with occasional gaps

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:

Rain-wind/thunderstorm with heavy snowfall over hills is expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Bunner, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, Waziristan, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Bannu, Karak and Kohat from 1st to 5th January 2025, with occasional gaps.

Punjab/Islamabad:

Rain-wind/thunderstorm with heavy snowfall in Murree and Galliyat from 01st (night) to 6th January 2025 with occasional gaps.

Rain-wind/thunderstorm is expected in Islamabad, Pothohar region, Sargodha, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Khushab, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jahng and Toba Tek Singh from 02nd (evening/night) to 06th January (morning), 2025. while light rain-wind/thunderstorm is also expected in Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Taunsa Sharif, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Okara and Bahawalnagar from 2nd (night) to 5th January, 2025, with occasional gaps

Balochistan:

Rain-wind/thunderstorm with snowfall over hills is expected in Quetta, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qilla Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Chagi, Noushki, Kalat, Khuzdar, Harnai, Zhob, and Musakhel (with occasional gaps) from 1st to 4th January, 2025.

Sindh:

Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the province however, light rain-wind/thunderstorm is expected in Dadu, Qamber Shehdad Kot, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur, and Jacobabad on the 3rd & 4th of January 2025.

Possible Impacts and advises:

• Heavy Snowfall may cause road closure/ slippery conditions in Murree, Galliyat, Naran, Kaghan, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Shangla, Astore, Hunza, Skardu, Neelum Valley, Bagh, Poonch, Haveli, Quetta, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qilla Abdullah and Qilla Saifullah from 2nd to 6th January 2025.
• Possibility of landslides/avalanches in hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Murree, and Galliyat during the period.
• Tourists are advised to remain extra cautious and may avoid unnecessary traveling during the period.
• Rain may be beneficial for the standing crops in Barani areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
• Cold wave conditions are likely to grip most parts of the country followed by the wet spell.
• Dense foggy conditions may develop in the plains of the country after the forecast period.