Low visibility
PESHAWAR
Traffic to other districts including Peshawar, Kohat, Dera Ismail Khan, Lakky Marwat affected due to heavy fog here on Saturday.
Due to fog, the traffic flow is slow in the city with heavy fog grips the entire city and surroundings and the visibility is very low, an official of the Met Office said. He said, due to heavy fog, the cold has increased and mostly people were confined to their homes due to fog intensity.
However, a new series of rain is likely to start in most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from today (Saturday), the Official of the Meteorological Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said.
Rain will continue intermittently till Monday said the official while talking to APP here on Saturday. However, he said snowfall is also expected in hilly areas from Saturday and would continue up till Monday.
The Met Office Official also confirmed that heavy fog in Peshawar since early morning with the highway closed on certain points. He said, there is a possibility of rain in Peshawar, Dir, Chitral, Swat and Kohistan and snowfall on mountains with Abbottabad, Bajaur, Kurram, Charsadda and Kohat are likely to receive rain.
