Widespread intermittent rain continued in various parts of the country on Thursday with heavy snowfall in upper regions under the influence of a strong weather system, turning the weather cold. The rain started in Lahore, like many other parts of the country, around the evening and continued till late night with occasional gaps, causing a sharp drop in temperature and wet conditions across the city.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), rain accompanied by wind and thunderstorms, with snowfall over the hills, is expected to continue today (Friday) in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad and upper Punjab. Moderate to heavy rain and snowfall are also likely at isolated places in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeastern Punjab and Kashmir, while cold and dry weather is expected to prevail over most other parts of the country.