The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted cloudy weather with rain in the upper parts of the country including Islamabad, Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Smog is expected to persist in the federal during Monday morning; however, partial cloudiness, strong winds, and rain with thunder are anticipated in the evening.

In addition, most districts in Punjab—including Lahore, Kasur, Okara, Sialkot, Hafizabad, Narowal, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Sheikhupura, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Multan, Rahim Yar Khan, Dera Ghazi Khan, and surrounding areas—are likely to experience smog, along with dense fog during the morning hours.

Areas such as Attock, Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Chakwal, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Gujranwala, and Lahore may see scattered rain with strong winds and thunder in the evening.

In the upper districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the weather is forecasted to be cloudy, with rain and thunderstorms expected in areas such as Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, Battagram, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Malakand, Bajaur, Mardan, Mohmand, Khyber, Kurram, Peshawar, and Kohat. Snowfall is also anticipated in the higher mountainous regions.

In Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, and surrounding areas, smog or fog is expected during the morning hours.

These weather conditions are likely to provide some relief to the residents struggling with smog, while also bringing much-needed precipitation to the region.