LAHORE, Jan 03 (APP):Due to cold winds, the intensity of the cold increased in the city on Saturday, fog also settled in the city, and reduced visibility affected normal life.
The current temperature of the city was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius.
According to the Meteorological Department, the humidity ratio in the air was recorded
at 95 per cent. Winds continue to blow at a speed of three kilometers per hour
in the city.
According to the Meteorological Department, the sun and clouds will continue to alternate.
The air quality of the city has started improving, and the Air Quality Index was
recorded at 108.
The Met department said, the weather in the city will remain cold, with no chance of rain.
On the other hand, snowfall in the upper areas of the country has increased the
cold, snowfall in Malika-e-Kohsar has brought waves of tourists.
The mountains of Galiyat had also covered themselves with a white sheet, one-and-a-half
to two feet of snow has fallen in the Lowari Tunnel, 28 inches of snowfall was recorded
in Chitral and up to 2 feet in many areas of Astore, and the mountains of Chilas and
Upper Dir had also been covered in white.
Snowfall closed roads in Battagram, that continued for the third day in Azad Kashmir’s Neelum Valley, tourist rush increased at the Flying Keel Chairlift, heavy snowfall closed
roads to tourist destinations.
It is worth mentioning here that Muzaffarabad and its surroundings received drizzle, Balochistan also experienced a severe cold wave, Ziarat recorded a minimum temperature of minus four degrees, Islamabad and Rawalpindi received intermittent rain.
The mercury dropped to minus 15 in Grace Valley, while most districts of Balochistan also
experienced cold weather. The minimum temperature in Quetta was minus 2 and in Kalat minus 4.
Rain and more snowfall in the mountains are likely in most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while cold winds prevailed in Punjab.
Clouds covered the sky in Lahore, icy winds increased the intensity of the cold.