The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted that the country’s upper regions are likely to receive rain on Tuesday (today).

“Rain-wind and thunderstorm [snow over the hills] is likely at isolated places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, north Balochistan, Potohar region, northeast Punjab, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and, Gilgit-Baltistan,” the Met Office said in a daily update.

“Partly cloudy weather is likely elsewhere in the country,”

Meanwhile, cold and dry weather prevailed over most parts of the country over the last 24 hours. But rain and thunderstorms occurred at isolated places in upper KP, the Pothohar region, AJK and GB.

Rainfall (mm)

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Malam Jabba 29, Pattan 27, Dir (Upper 21 and Lower 16), Kalam 17, Saidu Sharif 10, Kakul 06, Balakot 05, Mir Khani, Drosh 03, Bacha Khan (Airport) 02, Chitral, Peshawar, Cherat 01,

Gilgit-Baltistan: Astore 06, Hunza 04, Bunji 02, Skardu 05, Kashmir 05, Murree 01.

Snowfall (inches): Astore 04.

The lowest recorded minimum temperatures (°C) were Leh -06, Gupis, Bagrote -02, and Parachinar -01.

Last week, the Provincial Disaster Management Authorities in KP and Punjab issued warnings about anticipated heavy rains and snowfall from March 9 to March 16. District administrations have been urged to prepare for potential emergencies during this period.

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According to the PDMA, the new weather would gain intensity around March 12 and continue until March 16.

The PDMA KP has cautioned that intermittent rains, thunderstorms, and snowfall in mountainous areas are likely in several districts, including Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Shangla, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Malakand, Buner, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, Waziristan, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Bannu, Karak, and Kohat.