{"id":60932,"date":"2024-12-31T18:16:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T13:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=60932"},"modified":"2024-12-31T18:16:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T13:16:51","slug":"rain-heavy-snowfall-forecasted-for-early-january-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/rain-heavy-snowfall-forecasted-for-early-january-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain &#038; heavy snowfall forecasted for early January 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/karachi-weather-update-pmd-predicts-cold-nights-ahead-in-port-city\/\">PMD<\/a>) has predicted widespread rain and heavy snowfall across the country during the first week of January 2025, warning of possible road closures and severe cold wave in the upper reaches.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Meteorological Department, a western weather system is likely to enter Pakistan between January 1 and 6, bringing rain, thunderstorms and snowfall to many areas.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pakistan Weather Forecast<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>KP latest weather update:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heavy snowfall and rain are expected in Dir, Swat, Shangla, and Mohmand from January 1 to 5.<\/li>\n<li>Light rainfall and snowfall may occur in Nowshera, Swabi, Karak, Bannu, and Kohat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Murree &amp; Galiyat Weather:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermittent snowfall is predicted throughout the period, potentially impacting travel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Punjab weather forecast:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rain is likely in Islamabad, Pothohar, Sargodha, and other parts of central Punjab from January 2 to 6.<\/li>\n<li>Southern Punjab is expected to experience intermittent showers from January 2 to 5.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Balochistan weather update:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rain and snowfall are forecast in Chaman, Pishin, Qila Abdullah, Chagai, Nushki, Kalat, and Harnai between January 1 and 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sindh weather forecast:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Upper Sindh may witness rainfall between January 3 and 4.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Met Office cautioned that heavy snowfall in mountainous areas could lead to road closures, particularly in northern regions and hill stations. Foggy conditions are also anticipated in the plains, further impacting visibility and transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Residents have been advised to take necessary precautions to remain warm and avoid unnecessary travel, especially in snow-prone areas.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities are preparing for potential disruptions and urge citizens to stay updated through official weather alerts and advisories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted widespread rain and heavy snowfall across the country during the first week of January 2025, warning of possible road closures and severe cold wave in the upper reaches. According to the Meteorological Department, a western weather system is likely to enter Pakistan between January 1 and 6, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26283,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,43],"tags":[25343,25344,12350,15584],"class_list":["post-60932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","category-weather","tag-balochistan-weather-update","tag-murree-galiyat-weather","tag-pakistan-weather-forecast","tag-sindh-weather-forecast"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60932"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60932\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60933,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60932\/revisions\/60933"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26283"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}