GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1(2)/2011 Karachi, the 30th January 2012 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 31ST JANUARY TO 06TH FEBRUARY 2012. A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A trough in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its axis extending from 62° E & 45° N to 65° E & 35° N. 2. A cut off low in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its central region at about 35° E & 45° N. 3. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300-hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, central parts of Iran and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Rain with snowfall over hills have occurred at a number of places in Quetta and Kalat on 1st day and at a few places in Makran and Hyderabad on 1st day, Hazara on 2nd day and in Malakand on 2nd & 3rd day of the week. Dry weather prevailed elsewhere in the country during rest of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of –1.0° C was recorded at Risalpur (Plain station) on 28-01-2012 and –16.8° C at Kalam (Hill station) on 25-01-2012. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Rain with snowfall over hills are likely to occur at isolated places in northeast Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir on 1st day and at a few places in Balochistan during middle of the week and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern areas of the Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and at isolated places in southern areas of the Punjab during second half of the week. Foggy/misty conditions may prevail in some plain areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, upper and central parts of Sindh on a few days during the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between 00° C to -02° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Northeasterly/northwesterly 05 to 15 knots. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1(2)/2011 Karachi, the 23rd January 2012 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 24TH JANUARY TO 30TH JANUARY 2012. A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A cut off low in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its central region at about 55° E & 40° N. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300-hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, central parts of Iran and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Rain with snowfall over hills have occurred at a number of places to almost at all the places in Kashmir on 2nd day, Quetta, Kalat and Makran on 5th day, Malakand, Bannu and Peshawar on 6th day and a few places in Malakand on 2nd, 3rd & 5th day, Hazara and Gilgit-Baltistan on 2nd & 6th day, Rawalpindi from 2nd to 6th day, Gujranwala on 3rd day, Kashmir on 3rd & 6th day, Zhob, Sibbi and Karachi on 5th day, Kohat, Quetta, Kalat and FATA on 6th day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of –2.5° C was recorded at Nokkundi (Plain station) and –15.5° C at Kalam (Hill station) on 18-01-2012. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Rain with snowfall over hills are likely to occur at a few places in Balochistan during first two and last day of the week, again at a few places over hills of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and at isolated places in sub montane Punjab during first half of the week. Light rain/drizzle may occur along Sindh coast on first day of the week. Foggy/misty conditions may prevail in some plain areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, upper and central parts of Sindh during the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between 00° C to -02° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Northeasterly/northwesterly 05 to 15 knots. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge For Director (TCWC) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1(2)/2011 Karachi, the 16th January 2012 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 17TH JANUARY TO 23RD JANUARY 2012. A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A trough in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its axis extending from 30° E & 50° N to 35° E & 35° N. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300-hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, central parts of Iran and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Rain with snowfall over hills have occurred at a number of places to almost at all the places in Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, FATA and Kashmir on 5th & 6th day, Bannu, Bahawalpur and Quetta on 5th day, Kalat on 6th day and a few places in Larkana on 1st day, Kalat on 1st & 5th day, Quetta on 4th day, Sibbi on 4th & 5th day, Zhob from 4th to 6th day, Multan on 5th day, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Gilgit-Baltistan on 5th & 6th day, D.I.Khan and Hyderabad on 6th day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of –2.0° C was recorded at Risalpur (Plain station) and –15.0° C at Kalam (Hill station) on 12-01-2012. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Rain/thunderstorms with snowfall over hills are likely to occur at a few places in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern areas of the Punjab, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and at isolated places in southern areas of the Punjab and Upper Sindh during last two or three days of the week. Foggy/misty conditions may prevail in some plain areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, upper and central parts of Sindh on most of the days during the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between -02° C to -04° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Northeasterly/northwesterly 05 to 15 knots. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge For Director (TCWC) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1(2)/2011 Karachi, the 9th January 2012 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 10TH JANUARY TO 16TH JANUARY 2012 --------------------------------- A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A trough in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its axis extending from 25° E & 45° N to 28° E & 30° N. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300-hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, central parts of Iran and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Rain/thunderstorms with snowfall over hills have occurred at a number of places to almost at all the places in Malakand and Kashmir from 2nd to 4th day, FATA on 3rd & 4th day, Peshawar, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala on 4th day and at a few places in Malakand on 1st & 5th day, Quetta on 1st & 2nd day, Rawalpindi, Larkana, Sukkur, Karachi and FATA on 2nd day, Hazara on 2nd & 3rd day, Peshawar on 2nd, 3rd & 5th day, Lahore and Faisalabad on 2nd & 4th day, Kohat on 3rd day, Sargodha and Gilgit-Baltistan on 3rd & 4th day and Gujranwala on 4th day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of –2.2° C was recorded at Nokkundi (Plain station) on 06-01-2012 and –13.0° C at Parachinar (Hill station) on 09-01-2012. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Rain/thunderstorms with snowfall over hills are likely to occur at a number of places in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern areas of the Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and at a few places in southern areas of the Punjab during last three days of the week, again at a few places in Balochistan during the week and at isolated places in Kashmir and adjoining hilly areas during rest of the week. Light rain/drizzle may also occur at isolated places along Sindh coast during last two days of the week. Foggy/misty conditions may prevail in some plain areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Upper Sindh during first half of the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between -01° C to -03° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Northeasterly/northwesterly 05 to 15 knots. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge For Director (TCWC) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENTRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1 (2)/2011 Karachi, the 2nd January 2012 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 3RD JANUARY TO 9TH JANUARY 2012 A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - A trough in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its axis extending from 38° E & 45° N to 35° E & 35° N. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300 hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, central parts of Iran and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Dry weather prevailed over most parts of the country during the week, however isolated light rain has been reported from Kashmir on 4th & 5th day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of -2.5° C was recorded at Risalpur (plain station) on 02-01-2012 and -12.6° C at Skardu (Hill station) on 01-01-2012 & 02-01-2012. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Rain/thunderstorms with snowfall over hills are likely to occur at a number of places in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northern areas of the Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir from second to fifth day of the week and at a few places over the same areas during rest of the week with intervals and again at a few places in northeast Balochistan during middle of the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between 00° C to -02° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/Partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Northeasterly/northwesterly 05 to 15 kts. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge For Director (TCWC) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1 (2)/2011 Karachi, the 26th December 2011 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 27TH DECEMBER 2011 TO 02ND JANUARY 2012 A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A trough in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its axis extending from 60° E & 45° N to 60° E & 35° N. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300-hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, central parts of Iran and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Rain with a few falls of snow over hills have been reported at a few places in Hazara, Rawalpindi and Kashmir on 1st day, Malakand on 1st & 2nd day of the week. Dry weather prevailed elsewhere in the country during rest of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of - 5.3° C was recorded at Nokkundi (Plain station) on 22-12-2011 and –12.0° C at Kalat (Hill station) on 21-12-2011 and 22-12-2011. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Mainly cold and dry weather is likely to prevail over most parts of the country during the week. However isolated rain/snow may occur over hills of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during first two to three days of the week. Foggy/misty conditions may prevail in some plain areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Upper Sindh during the week during late night/early morning. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between -01° C to -03° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Northwesterly/northeasterly 05 to 15 knots. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge For Director (TCWC) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1 (2)/2011 Karachi, the 19th December 2011 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 20TH DECEMBER TO 26TH DECEMBER 2011 A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A trough in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its axis extending from 75° E & 45° N to 65° E & 35° N. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300-hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, Gulf of Oman and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Dry weather prevailed over the country during the week. The lowest minimum temperature of -2.5° C was recorded at Risalpur (Plain station) on 17-12-2011 and -10.6° C at Skardu (Hill station) on 14-12-2011. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Rain with a few falls of snow over hills are likely to occur at a few places in the Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, sub-montane Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during first three days of the week. Mainly dry and cold weather may prevail elsewhere in the country during rest of the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between -01° C to -03° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Northwesterly/northeasterly 05 to 15 knots. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1 (2)/2011 Karachi, the 12th December 2011 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 13TH DECEMBER TO 19TH DECEMBER 2011 A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. Dry continental air prevails over the country. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300-hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, central parts of Iran and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Dry weather prevailed over most part of the country during the week. However rain with a few falls of snow over hills have occurred at a few places in Gilgit-Baltistan and Gujranwala from 1st to 3rd day, Malakand, Hazara and Kashmir on 3rd day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of - 0.5° C was recorded at Kamra (Plain station) and -9.5° C at Astor (Hill station) on 12-12-2011. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Mainly dry and cold weather is likely to prevail over the country during the week. Foggy/misty conditions may prevail in some plain areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Upper Sindh during late night/early morning during the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between -01° C to 01° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Southeasterly/northeasterly 05 to 15 knots. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge For Director (TCWC) GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC.7-1 (2)/2011 Karachi, the 5th December 2011 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 06TH DECEMBER TO 12TH DECEMBER 2011 A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. Dry continental air prevails over the country. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300-hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, central parts of Iran and northern parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Dry weather prevailed over most part of the country during the week. However rain have been reported at a few places in Quetta, Zhob and Kalat on 2nd day and in Makran on 2nd & 4th day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of 3.0° C was recorded at Risalpur (Plain station) on 05-12-2011 and -7.6° C at Skardu (Hill station) on 30-11-2011. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER: - Mainly dry weather is likely to prevail over most parts of the country during the week. Foggy/misty conditions may prevail in plains of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Upper Sindh during late night/early morning during the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between 01° C to 03° C. D. WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA: - i) WEATHER : Fair/partly cloudy. ii) WIND : Southwesterly/northeasterly 05 to 15 knots. iii) VISIBILITY : Moderate reducing to poor in mist/haze. iv) STATE OF SEA : Slight. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist Incharge For Director (TCWC)