The Met Office on Saturday asked the farmers of rain-crop areas to take a full advantage of soil moisture left from recent rains for Rabi crops. It said that farmers of the rain-crop areas should utilize the dampness in soil for Rabi cultivation. It said that rains left dampness is beneficial for the crops growth.
Isolated rain-thunderstorms, gusty winds with snowfall over the hills are expected in Malakand and Hazara Divisions, Gilgit-Baltistan and the Fata. Shallow fog may continue to grip plains of the Punjab and Upper Sindh during morning hours. Mainly cold and dry weather is expected elsewhere in the country in the next 24 hours. Temperature in Skardu and Gupis was minus 5 degrees Celsius, each, Kalam, Gilgit, Kalat and Quetta minus 4, each, Chitral and Dir minus 2, each, and Astore minus 1, as cold weather prevailed across the country over the past 24 hours. "A westerly wave is likely to enter upper parts of the country today evening and may persist during next 02-03 days," the Met said.
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