The Pakistan Meteorological Department predicted cold and dry weather in most of the country for Friday (today).

In its daily update, the Met Office said that “continental air is prevailing over most of the country.”

Also, a westerly wave affected Azad Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining areas and was moving northeastwards.

“However, partly cloudy weather with rain-wind or thunderstorm (with light snowfall over hills) is likely at isolated places in Balochistan during the evening/night,” it said in its daily weather forecast.

The PMD forecasted “partly cloudy weather with drizzle” at a few coastal areas of Sindh with “shallow to moderate fog” likely to persist in northeast Punjab during morning hours.

For Saturday and Sunday, “cold and dry weather” is expected in most parts of the country with partly cloudy weather with rain or snow likely in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir.

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 21 (morning).

Rainfall in past 24 hours (mm):

• Punjab:

  • Islamabad: Golra 70, Bokra 43, City 32, Airport 11, Saidpur 10
  • Narowal 48, Gujranwala 47, Sheikhupura 45,
  • Sialkot: City 36, Airport 28
  • Attock 32, Rawalpindi: Chaklala 29, Kachahri 22, Shamsabad 26
  • Chakwal 28, Hafizabad 27, Jhelum 25, Faisalabad 24
  • Murree 23, Gujarat 21, Lahore: Airport, City 22
  • Kasur 19, Jhang 17, Mangla 16, Toba Tek Singh, Okara 08
  • Bahawalnagar 06, D.G. Khan, Sargodha, Noorpur Thal, Kot Addu, Sahiwal 03
  • Bahawalpur (Airport) 02, Rahim Yar Khan 01

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• Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:

  • Dir: Upper 56, Lower 35, Cherat 46, Bacha Khan Airport 38
  • Peshawar: Airport, City 35, Mir Khani 33, Malam Jabba 32
  • Takht Bai 29, Kakul 26, Drosh 23, Saidu Sharif 21
  • Balakot, Pattan 10, Bannu, Chitral, Kalam 04, DI Khan 03

• Azad Jammu and Kashmir:

  • Kotli, Rawalakot 28, Muzaffarabad: Airport 27, City 26, Garhi Dupatta 27

• Balochistan:

  • Quetta: Sumangli 05, Zhob 03

• Gilgit-Baltistan:

  • Gupis: 02