Islamabad: Cold and partly cloudy weather is expected over most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. Very cold conditions are anticipated in hilly areas, particularly during morning and night hours. Rain, accompanied by light snowfall over the mountains, is forecasted at isolated locations in Gilgit Baltistan, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and North-western Balochistan.

According to Radio Pakistan, fog and smog conditions are likely to persist, with dense fog patches expected over Punjab, Upper Sindh, and the plain areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the morning and night. This weather pattern poses visibility challenges and potential disruptions in these regions.

The temperature recorded this morning in major cities was as follows: Islamabad and Muzaffarabad registered seven degrees centigrade, Lahore twelve, Karachi eighteen, Peshawar nine, Quetta and Gilgit six, and Murree two degrees centigrade.

The weather forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir indicates cold and cloudy conditions in Srinagar, Jammu, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, and Baramulla, while Jammu will experience cold and partly cloudy weather. The recorded temperatures this morning were one degree centigrade in Srinagar and Anantnag, nine in Jammu, minus-seven in Leh, and zero degrees centigrade in Pulwama, Shopian, and Baramulla.