Met Office Forecasts Up To 70 Pc Higher Rainfall In November

Northern parts of Pakistan are likely to receive 60 to 70 percent more rainfall than normal in the month of November this year, the Meteorological Department said here Thursday.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Nov, 2018 ) :Northern parts of Pakistan are likely to receive 60 to 70 percent more rainfall than normal in the month of November this year, the Meteorological Department said here Thursday.

In its weather outlook report released for this month, the Met Office said two or three spells of light to moderate rainfall as well as snow over hilly areas were also expected in the northern half of the country. However, southern parts of the country were likely to receive normal rainfall this month, it added, Private news channel reported.

"There is probability of 60 to 70 percent of above normal rainfall over northern parts of the country and nearly normal rainfall over southern parts of the country. There is also continuation of above normal temperature over central and southern parts of thecountry," it said. It added that fog and smog were likely to prevail in the plain areas of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and upper Sindh, while drought prevailing conditions could continue and even intensify in other parts of Sindh and southwest of Balochistan.