QUETTA: An initial cold snap hinting at a change in weather in Balochistan was experienced in Quetta and some other parts of the mountainous province.
According to Pakistan Meteorological Department, the minimum temperature in Quetta dropped to 10 degrees Celsius.
Mercury reduced to 3 degrees in Ziarat, 7 in Kalat and 6 degrees in Mastung, Met Office said. Dry and cool weather will prevail in several districts of Balochistan in the next 24 hours, it added.
The Met Office earlier informed that a westerly wave is likely to enter upper parts of the country on Sunday.
Rain with wind and thunderstorm, while isolated heavy falls with light snowfall over high mountains are expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Malakand, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir from Sunday (today) to Tuesday.
Rain with wind and thunderstorms is also expected in Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Charsadda, Bajaur, Kurram, Kohat, Mianwali, Khushab, Sargodha, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal and Lahore from Sunday and Monday.
Moreover, rain with wind and thunderstorms was also expected in Central and South Punjab Sunday and Monday.
The weather conditions are likely to transit from summer to autumn in the upper parts of the country.
Day temperatures would be mild in upper parts of the country, while night temperatures are expected to fall gradually in coming days, the Met office predicted.
