Cold and dry weather conditions are expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours.

Very cold weather is likely in northern areas during morning and night hours.

Smog (while fog in patches during night and morning hours) is likely to persist over the plain areas of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Temperature of major cities recorded this morning.

Islamabad three degree centigrade, Lahore and Peshawar eight, Karachi fourteen,  Quetta two, Gilgit minus-three, Murree one and Muzaffarabad four  degree centigrade.

According to the weather forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cold and dry weather is expected in Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian and Baramula, while very cold and partly cloudy in Leh and cold and dry weather in Jammu.

Temperature recorded this morning:

Srinagar, Pulwama and Shopian zero degree centigrade, Jammu seven, Leh minus eight and Anantnag and Baramula one degree centigrade.