Government of Pakistan

Ministry of  Defence (Defence Division)

                                                                                                                                                  Pakistan Meteorological Department

Headquarters Office

Sector H-8/2

Islamabad - 44000

                                                                          

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    Dated: 25^th January, 2010

Drought Advisory: UPDATE

   

Scattered Winter Rain on 28^th & 29^th Predicted: MET OFFICE

Expected to Improve Fog in Punjab

   

        First Winter Rain in upper parts of the country is expected on 28^th & 29^th January, 2010 after about 4-month of dry period.

        A westerly weather system is expected to approach Balochistan on 27^th and after giving some scattered 

rainfall in Balochistan it would extend to other upper parts of the country including upper parts of Punjab and

Islamabad.

 

        Kashmir and Northern areas are also expected to receive rainfall/ snowfall during the above mentioned period.

 

        These rains are expected, to some extent, help in alleviating the emerging drought  conditions and in improving

the dense fog conditions in Punjab.

 

        As far as the El-Nino phenomena, in Pacific Ocean, suppressing our rainfall is concerned, it after reaching a

peak is now expected to decrease gradually and neutralize sometime in early summer.

 

        The winter rains in the country, as predicated earlier, are expected to remain about 30% below normal.

Judicious use of available water resources is emphasized.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                           

 

 

(Dr. Qamar-uz-Zaman Chaudhry)

Director General, PMD