PMC Predicts Cold, Partly Cloudy Weather For Most KP

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Peshawar: The Provincial Meteorological Center (PMC) Peshawar on Monday forecasted cold and partly cloudy weather for the majority of the province, with extremely cold temperatures in upper parts and hilly areas.

Rain with moderate to isolated heavy snowfall over the hills is likely to prevail over Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Malakand, Bajaur, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Khyber, and Kurram districts.

According to PMC, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, and Mardan districts are likely to see isolated showers, wind, and thunderstorms during the evening/night.

Most of the province has experienced chilly, partly cloudy weather over the last 24 hours, with exceptionally cold temperatures in the upper parts and hilly areas.However, rain with snow over the hills occurred in Kohistan, Kurram, Swat, Mansehra, Upper Dir, Chitral, Mohmand, Khyber, Bajaur, Kohat, Nowshera and Abbottabad districts.

Rain Recorded in mmat different stations is as follows:

Pattan 19, Parachinar 13, Kalam 12, Malamjaba 08, Balakot 05, Dir 04, Mirkhani 03, Ghalanai 02, Khyber (Tirah 02, LandiKotal 01), Drosh, Bajaur (Khaar&Pashat), Chitral, Peshawar Airport 01 (each), Kakul, Kohat&Risalpur Trace (each).

Snow recorded (in inches):  Kalam 06, Parachinar 05, Malamjaba 04, andDir 01. The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at different stations of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwaare as follows:

Source: Provincial MeteorologicalCenter

The lowest temperatures recorded in the province are -10°C in Tirah valley of Khyber, and -06°C each in Malam Jabba and Kalam.