GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENTRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC7-1 (2)/2009 Karachi, the 5th January 2009 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 6TH JANUARY TO 12TH JANUARY 2009. A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A trough in westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its axis extending from 62° E & 48° N to 63° E & 40° N. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 300 hpa level runs across northern parts of Saudi Arabia, Gulf of Oman and central parts of India. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Rain/thunderstorms with snowfall over hills have occurred almost at all the places in Malakand, Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan and D.G.Khan on 6th day, at a number of places in Kohat, Peshawar, Faisalabad, Lahore, Quetta and Zhob on 6th day, Kashmir on 6th & 7th day and at a few places in Kashmir on 1st & 5th day, Malakand on 5th day, FATA, Bannu, D.I.Khan, Sargodha, Bahawalpur and Sibbi on 6th day and in Peshawar on last day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of 0.5° C was recorded at Kamra (Plain station) and – 12.0° C at Astor (Hill station) on 01-01-2009. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER:- Rain/thunderstorms with snowfall over hills are likely to occur at a few places in the NWFP, the Punjab, Kashmir and at one or two places in Balochistan during middle three days of the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between 00° C to – 02° C. D. DETAILED WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA:- i) WIND : Northeasterly/southwesterly 05 - 10 kts gusting to 20 kts. ii) VISIBILITY : Moderate may be poor in mist/haze. iii) STATE OF SEA : Slight to moderate. (ZAHID FAROOQ KHAN) Meteorologist Incharge For Chief Meteorologist GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENTRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC7-1 (2)/2007 Karachi, the 29th December 2008 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 30TH DECEMBER 2008 TO 5TH JANUARY 2009. A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A trough in westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its axis extending from 48° E & 50° N to 45° 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 - 1.4° C was recorded at Nokkundi (Plain station) on 23-12-2008 and – 10.5° C at Skardu (Hill station) on 25-12-2008. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER:- Rain/thunderstorms with snowfall over hills are likely to occur at a few places in the NWFP, northern areas of the Punjab, Kashmir and at one or two places in northeast Balochistan during second half of the week and again rain/snow is likely to occur at one or two places over hills of the NWFP and Kashmir during first two days of the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between 00° C to – 02° C. D. DETAILED WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA:- i) WIND : Northeasterly/southwesterly 05 - 10 kts gusting to 20 kts. ii) VISIBILITY : Moderate may be poor in mist/haze. iii) STATE OF SEA : Slight to moderate. (ZAHID FAROOQ KHAN) Meteorologist Incharge For Chief Meteorologist GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENTRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC7-1 (2)/2007 Karachi, the 22nd December 2008 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 23RD DECEMBER TO 29TH DECEMBER 2008. 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 and northern parts of Iran. B. WEATHER SUMMARY DURING LAST WEEK IN THE FOLLOWING REGIONS: - Rain/thundershowers with a number of moderate to heavy falls and snowfall over hills have occurred at a number of places in the NWFP, Punjab and Kashmir on most of the days and on a few days in Balochistan and Sindh during the week. The lowest minimum temperature of - 2.2° C was recorded at Nokkundi (Plain station) on 21st & 22nd December 2008 and – 9.5° C at Kalat (Hill station) on 22nd December 2008. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER:- Mainly dry and cold weather is likely to prevail over the country during the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between - 02° C to - 04° C. D. DETAILED WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA:- i) WIND : Northeasterly/northwesterly 05 - 10 kts gusting to 20 kts. ii) VISIBILITY : Moderate may be poor in mist/haze. iii) STATE OF SEA : Slight to moderate. (ZAHID FAROOQ KHAN) Meteorologist Incharge For Chief Meteorologist GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENTRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC7-1 (2)/2007 Karachi, the 15th December 2008 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 16TH DECEMBER TO 22ND DECEMBER 2008. A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - 1. A cut of low in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its central region at about 53° E & 40° N. Its trough extending upto 50° E & 25° N. 2. The sub-tropical westerly jet at 200 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: - Rain/thundershowers with a few moderate to heavy falls and snowfall over hills have occurred almost at all the places in Kashmir, FATA, Hazara, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan and D.G.Khan on 1st day, at a number of places in Malakand and Kohat on 1st day, FATA on 2nd day, Kashmir on 3rd day and at a few places in D.I.Khan, Lahore, Bahawalpur and Larkana on 1st day, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala on 2nd day, Kashmir on 2nd & 4th day, Malakand on 2nd & 3rd day and Hazara on 3rd day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of 1.5° C was recorded at Risalpur (Plain station) and – 11.7° C at Skardu (Hill station) on 13-12-2008. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER:- Rain/thundershowers with a few moderate to heavy falls and snowfall over hills are likely to occur at a number of places in the NWFP, northern areas of the Punjab, Balochistan, Kashmir, at a few places in southern areas of the Punjab and Sindh during second half of the week and again at a few places in the NWFP, northern areas of the Punjab, Balochistan, Kashmir and at one or two places in Eastern Sindh during first half of the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between - 01° C to + 01° C. D. DETAILED WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA:- i) WIND : Northeasterly/northwesterly 05 - 10 kts gusting to 20 kts. ii) VISIBILITY : Moderate may be poor in mist/haze. iii) STATE OF SEA : Slight to moderate. (ZAHID FAROOQ KHAN) Meteorologist Incharge For Chief Meteorologist GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN PAKISTAN METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT WEATHER CENTRAL & MAIN ANALYSIS CENTRE UNIVERSITY ROAD, KARACHI-75270 ************ No. MAC7-1 (2)/2007 Karachi, the 8th December 2008 WEEKLY WEATHER FORECAST VALID FOR THE PERIOD FROM 9TH DECEMBER 2008 TO 15TH DECEMBER 2008. A. IMPORTANT SYNOPTIC FEATURES: - A cut of low in the westerlies at 500 hpa level lies with its central region at about 60° E & 33° N. 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: - Rain/thundershowers with a number of moderate to heavy falls and snowfall over hills have occurred almost at all the places in Sukkur on 5th & 6th day, Larkana on 6th & last day, Hazara, Rawalpindi, D.G.Khan and Kalat on last day, at a number of places in Mirpurkhas on 5th day, D.G.Khan, Quetta, Kalat and Karachi on 6th day, Multan and Sibbi on 6th & last day, Kashmir, Peshawar, Sargodha, Faisalabad and Zhob on last day and at a few places in Sukkur on 3rd & last day, Kalat and Mirpurkhas on 4th day, Larkana and Karachi on 5th day, Bahawalpur on 5th & 6th day, Kohat, D.I.Khan and Gujranwala on last day of the week. The lowest minimum temperature of 2.5° C was recorded at Risalpur (Plain station) from 3rd to 6th December 2008 and – 9.7° C at Skardu (Hill station) on 5th December 2008. C. SIGNIFICANT WEATHER:- Rain/thundershowers with a few moderate to heavy falls and snowfall over hills are likely to occur at a number of places in the NWFP, northern areas of the Punjab, Kashmir, at a few places in North Balochistan and southern areas of the Punjab during first three days of the week and at one or two places in Upper Sindh during first day of the week and again at a few places in the Upper NWFP, northern areas of the Punjab and Kashmir during last day of the week. The lowest minimum temperatures in plains of the country are likely to range between - 01° C to + 01° C. D. DETAILED WEATHER FORECAST FOR NORTH ARABIAN SEA:- i) WIND : Northeasterly/northwesterly 05 - 10 kts gusting to 20 kts. ii) VISIBILITY : Moderate may be poor in mist/haze. iii) STATE OF SEA : Slight to moderate. (AKHLAQ JAMEEL) Meteorologist For Chief Meteorologist