LAHORE: Pakistan is likely to face above average rainfall in March this year according to the Meteorological Department.
A spokesman for the department said that global climate indicators such as North Atlantic Oscillations (NAO), El Nino & Southern Oscillations (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) are expected to remain neutral in March 2017.
He added that the present atmospheric conditions of the country, Pakistan was likely to experience three to four weather systems passing across it, resulting in slightly above normal rainfall over upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu Kashmir, northern parts of Punjab and normal rainfall across the rest of the country.
Snowfall is also expected over the high mountains in March.
Thunder and hailstorms accompanied with gusty winds are also likely to occur at isolated places in the country, with atmospheric temperature expected to remain slightly above normal during the month.
“Dry weather is expected in Punjab including the provincial capital. But, rain and thunderstorms are expected at isolated places in Quetta, Zhob, Sibbi, Kalat, Malakand, DI Khan, DG Khan, Multan divisions, FATA, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during next 24 hours,” the daily weather report said.
