PESHAWAR – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) issued a weather forecast on Thursday that predicts intermittent rain, hailstorms, and snowfall over the mountains for Peshawar and certain parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
From February 17 to 20, the weather will remain the same. According to the synoptic situation, a strong westerly wave is expected to move towards western parts of Pakistan on the night of February 17. This wave may affect the upper and central regions of the country on February 18.
Due to this weather system, moderate to heavy rain, wind, and thunderstorms are likely in areas such as Chitral, Dir, Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Karak, Khyber, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Buner, Bajaur, Kurram, Waziristan, Kohat, Bannu, and Dera Ismail Khan from February 17 to 20, with occasional breaks. There may also be isolated hailstorms during this time.
Peshawar’s minimum temperature will likely remain between 03-05 degrees Celsius on Friday and 04-06 C on Saturday.
Meanwhile, cold and dry weather prevailed in Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last 24 hours. Freezing weather prevailed in upper districts.
Kalam was the chilliest spot in the province, with temperatures reaching 6 degrees Celsius below freezing. In Peshawar, the lowest temperature recorded was 4 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity in the morning was 84 percent.
