“Heavyfalls or heavy snowfall is likely at few places in Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir, while hailstorms may also occur at isolated places in upper/central Punjab and northern Balochistan,” it said in its daily weather forecast.

The PMD warned that “heavy snowfall” may cause road closure or slippery conditions in Murree, Galliyat, Naran, Kaghan, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Shangla, Astore, Hunza, Skardu, Neelum Valley, Bagh, Poonch, Haveli on February 20 and 21st (morning).

The PMD has urged tourists to exercise “increased caution and refrain” from non-essential travel during this time.

“A westerly wave is affecting western and upper parts of the country and likely to persist in upper parts till February 21 [Morning],” it said.

Weather over the last 24 hours

Rain and thunderstorms occurred in north Balochistan, central and southern Punjab, southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Jacobabad, while cold and partly cloudy weather was observed in other regions.

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Rainfall measurements include:

Balochistan

Sibi received 12 mm, Quetta (Sheikh Manda 12 mm, Samungli 7 mm), Barkhan and Zhob 5 mm, and Kalat 2 mm

Punjab

Bahawalpur (City, AP 5 mm), Kot Addu 5 mm, Multan (City, AP 3 mm), Khanpur 3 mm, Layyah 2 mm, and Bahawalnagar, DG Khan, Khanewal, and Toba Tek Singh each received 1 mm; in Sindh, Jacobabad recorded 3 mm

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Bannu had recorded 1mm of rain.

The lowest recorded minimum temperatures were Leh at -8 degrees Celsius, Kalam and Parachinar at -3 degrees Celsius, Astore, Malam Jabba, and Chitral at -1 degrees Celsius, while Ziarat, Hunza, and Skardu were at 0 degrees Celsius.