Citizens of Lahore took a sigh of relief as the mercury dropped a bit in the provincial metropolis on Thursday. Maximum temperature recorded in the city was 39 Degrees Celsius whereas the citizens of Turbat and Dalbadain witnessed 48 Degrees Celsius on Thursday. Met office informed that hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country today. However isolated dust-thunderstorm with rain may occur in south eastern Sindh, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Hazara division and a few areas of Kashmir.