Sindh, Punjab plain areas: rainfall may reduce chances of dense fog this month: Met

Pakistan's agriculture plains are more likely to receive frost this December, while the scale of smog in Punjab may decrease with dropping temperature in days to come.

"The above normal rainfall during the month may decrease the chances of dense fog/ smog in plain areas of Sindh and Punjab," the Met Office has forecast in its December outlook.

Above normal precipitation is expected in western and northern parts of Pakistan, whereas southern may receive a below normal rainfall. However, three to four weather systems are likely to approach during December, which are expected to cause scattered light to moderate rainfall Western, Central and Northern parts of the country.

Snow is also expected to fall over high mountains in north Balochistan, Kashmir and Northern areas of Pakistan in December.

A below normal temperature is likely in the northern parts of the country while above normal in southwestern parts in December. A cold wave may reach during the third and fourth week of December, which may cause significant drop in a nighttime temperature in the most parts of the country.

Punjab: Above normal rain may fall along the western border while below normal rainfall is predicted along eastern parts of the province. Shallow to dense fog may persist in central and major southern chunk of the Punjab. The rainfall spell during second half of this month will cause to reduce the chances of dense fog in plain areas of Punjab.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Fair changes of precipitation in the first week in KP province. Night temperature may fall 2-3 degree from normal in northern parts of province.

Balochistan: Above normal rainfall is expected in the northwestern parts of the province with snowfall is over northern parts of the Balochistan.

Sindh: Normal to slightly below normal rainfall is likely to occur in upper parts of Sindh. Temperatures may drop 1-2 degree below normal over Sindh. Shallow to moderate fog is expected in plain areas of the province. GB and AJK: Above normal rainfall with heavy snowfall is expected over GB, while normal to slightly below normal precipitation is expected over AJK and surrounding areas.