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ISLAMABAD, Jan 14 (APP):A fresh spell of cold and dry weather is set to prevail across most parts of the country on Thursday, with very cold conditions in hilly areas, while moderate to dense fog is expected to disrupt routine life in many districts of Punjab, upper Sindh and the plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said partly cloudy and cold weather is expected in Islamabad and surrounding areas, where frost may occur at isolated places during the early morning hours.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, cold and dry weather will dominate most districts, while very cold and partly cloudy conditions are expected in hilly areas. Moderate to dense fog is likely to persist over Peshawar, Mardan, Nowshera, Charsadda, Swabi, Bannu, Karak, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan and adjoining areas during morning and night hours.
Punjab is also likely to experience cold and dry weather in most districts, while very cold and partly cloudy conditions are expected in Murree, Galiyat and surrounding areas. Dense fog is likely to affect Sialkot, Narowal, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Okara, Kasur, Pakpattan, Sahiwal, Khanewal, Faisalabad, Jhang, Mianwali, Layyah, Bhakkar, Noorpur Thal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Shorkot, Multan, Kot Addu, Bahawalnagar, Khanpur, Bahawalpur and Rahim Yar Khan, while frost may occur at a few places in the Pothohar region during morning hours.
In Sindh, cold and dry weather is expected to prevail over most districts, with moderate to dense fog likely over Sukkur, Rohri, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, Larkana, Tando Jam, Mohenjodaro and surrounding areas.
Balochistan will witness mainly cold and dry weather across most parts of the province, while very cold and partly cloudy conditions are expected in northern districts.
Fog may develop over Dera Bugti, Kohlu, Dera Murad Jamali, Jaffarabad, Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi, Sibbi and nearby areas during morning hours.
Very cold and partly cloudy weather is expected in Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, where frost is likely to occur at isolated places in Kashmir during the morning.
Over the past twenty-four hours, cold and dry weather prevailed over most parts of the country, while very cold conditions were recorded in hilly areas. Frost was observed at isolated places in Kashmir and the Pothohar region, and moderate to dense fog affected most districts of Punjab, upper Sindh and the plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The cold wave remains particularly severe in northern areas.
Leh and Skardu were the coldest locations, with temperatures dropping to minus 11. Gupis recorded minus 09, while Astore and Gilgit touched minus 08. Bagrote reported minus 07 and Hunza minus 06, indicating the continued grip of intense winter conditions.