Overview
- NDMA warns of possible road closures and traffic disruption in northern mountain areas as a westerly system brings precipitation from December 13 to 15, with effects lingering in some upper regions through December 18.
- PMD forecasts light to moderate rain in the plains and snowfall in hilly and mountainous districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, and parts of Balochistan.
- Heavy snowfall is considered likely in Kohistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, higher reaches of Gilgit-Baltistan, and mountainous Azad Kashmir, and tourists are urged to avoid unnecessary travel.
- Motorists in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and upper Sindh face reduced visibility on motorways and highways due to moderate to dense fog expected through December 16.
- The precipitation is expected to break the early-winter dry spell, improve short-term water availability, and help reduce smog, with another western disturbance likely around December 19.