ISLAMABAD: A continued spell of cold and dry weather is expected to grip most parts of the country on Saturday, with partly cloudy skies over hilly regions and very cold conditions during morning and night hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The PMD said the ongoing winter pattern will keep temperatures low across northern and central regions, while most plains will remain dry. In the federal capital Islamabad and surrounding areas, cold and dry weather will prevail, with the temperature expected to drop to around 6 C in the morning before rising to about 26 C in the afternoon. Similar conditions are forecast across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including Peshawar, where most districts will remain cold and dry, while upper areas are likely to experience very cold mornings and nights. Most parts of Punjab will also stay dry, though cold will intensify during nighttime and early morning hours. Cities such as Lahore and Faisalabad are expected to see pleasant daytime temperatures followed by a sharp drop after sunset. ONLINE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: A continued spell of cold and dry weather is expected to grip most parts of the country on Saturday, with partly cloudy skies over hilly regions and very cold conditions during morning and night hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The PMD said the ongoing winter pattern will keep temperatures low across […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-531341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-top-news"],"yoast_head":"\n