Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in northern parts and northern Balochistan during the next twelve hours.

Dense fog and smog is likely to persist in plain areas of Punjab.

Fog and smog may also occur in plain areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and upper Sindh during night and morning.

Frost may occur at few places in Pothohar region and Kashmir during morning.

Temperature of major cities recorded this morning:

Islamabad five degree centigrade, Lahore ten, Karachi seventeen, Peshawar seven, Gilgit minus three, Murree six and Muzafarabad four degree centigrade.      

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

Temperature recorded this morning:       

Srinagar, Pulwama and Baramula  zero degree centigrade, Jammu ten, Leh minus six, Anantnag and Shopian one  degree centigrade.