Heavy rain coupled with cold winds and snowfall in Punjab’s hilly areas on Wednesday turned the weather a bit chilly in the provincial capital.
The intermittent rain started late on Tuesday night and continued till the Wednesday afternoon.
The showers brought the temperature in Lahore down to 14 degrees Celsius from 17 degrees.
The rain brought with it an overcast sky and a clean, pleasant atmosphere but created difficulties for people in some areas as rainwater accumulated on roads and streets, inconveniencing motorists and pedestrians alike.
According to the meteorology office, more rain with isolated heavy falls is expected in north-eastern Punjab on Thursday while intermittent heavy snowfall is also likely over Murree and the surrounding hills.
“Rain-thunderstorm (with snowfall over the hills) is expected at a number of places in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Kashmir, scattered places in South Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan, and at isolated places in Sindh.”
“Moderate to heavy snowfall is also expected in Quetta, Zhob and Kalat divisions, while heavy snowfall is expected in Chitral, Shangla, Naran, Kaghan and Hazara division,” the met office added.
Traffic jams were seen on The Mall, Canal Road, Jail Road, Gulberg’s Main Boulevard, Thokar Niaz Beg, Raiwind Road, Johar Town’s Main Boulevard, Allah Hoo Chowk, Tikka Khan Chowk, Lakshmi Chowk, Abid Market, Ferozepur Road near Nishtar Colony, Chungi Amar Sidhu, PIA Road near Wapda Town, Akbar Chowk, Shalimar Road, and Mughalpura during the heavy rain.
