Cold wave to persist across country till December 14: PMD

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a cold wave warning for most parts of the country till December 14. According to the PMD, a westerly wave currently affecting northeast areas is likely to move northeastward within the next 12 to 12 hours. 18 hours. Weather will remain mainly dry, cold wave will persist over the Thunderstorms and light snow showers are possible. Early morning fog is also likely in the plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Upper Punjab. At a few places in South Punjab and Upper Sindh during night and morning. During the last 24 hours, cold and dry weather prevailed over most areas, with very cold conditions in the hilly areas. Leh, Skardu and Kalat remained the coldest places in the country on Sunday where the temperature dropped to minus 7 degree Celsius.country during the next 24 hours. However, light rain in isolated areas of Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and nearby hilly areas.