The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday predicted rain-wind in parts of Punjab from February 29 and snowfall over hills in most of the upper and central regions of the country.

Several parts of Punjab are expected to receive rainfall on February 29 and March 1 while Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree and Gilyat are likely to receive rain on March 1 and March 2.

Rain with gusty winds/windstorm is expected in north and southwest Balochistan, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and adjoining hilly areas.

Cold and partly cloudy weather is expected in other parts of the country.

Meanwhile, strong gusts of dusty winds blew across Karachi under the ongoing westerly wave that prevailed in different parts of Sindh, according to the Met Office.

The winds were blowing at a speed of 35km/hr which triggered the temperature to fall in the city. The minimum temperature recorded in the city was 16 degrees Celsius.

“Partly cloudy weather is expected in most districts of the province,” the PMD said in its forecast for the day.