Cold, dry weather expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD, Dec 28 (SABAH): Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in northern parts and northern Balochistan.

Dense fog and smog is likely to persist in plain areas of Punjab. Fog and smog may also occur in plain areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and upper Sindh.

Frost may occur at few places in Pothohar region and Kashmir during morning hours.

Temperature of major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad five degree centigrade, Lahore ten, Karachi nineteen, Peshawar seven, Quetta two, Gilgit minus three, Murree and Muzafarabad four degree centigrade.      

According to weather forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, very cold and dry weather is expected in Srinagar, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian and Baramula,  while cold and dry with dense fog in Jammu .          

Srinagar and Shopian one degree centigrade, Jammu nine, Leh minus eight, Pulwama zero, Anantnag and Baramula two  degree centigrade.