Sunday weather: skies become colder as political heat rises

WEB DESK: The opposition party has announced a protest rally towards Islamabad on Sunday, leading to the closure of entry and exit points of the capital. While the political heat rises, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) says that the weather will get colder.

According to PMD, dry and cold weather is expected in most parts of the country on Sunday. Smog and fog is likely to prevail in the plains of Punjab and Upper Sindh during the morning and night.

Going region by region, PMD predicts that in Islamabad and surrounding areas, the weather will remain dry and cold. Likewise, in Punjab, the weather will be dry in most districts. However, smog will continue to envelop Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Okara, Hafizabad, Jhang, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Multan, Sahiwal, Khanewal, Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan and its surrounding areas. The intensity of smog will be stronger during the morning and night times.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as well, dry and cold weather is expected for most districts. Sindh will also experience dry weather on Sunday. However, smog with light fog is expected in Kashmore, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Tando Jam and surrounding areas during the morning and night hours.

In Balochistan, the weather is likely to remain dry in most districts of the province. However, the northern regions of the province will be colder.

Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan regions will have dry weather but with cloudy overcast, PMD said.

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