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Islamabad, 29^th January, 2010

Scattered Winter Rains recorded in upper half of country     MET OFFICE

 

Good rainfall was recorded in northern parts of country after about 4-months of dry period.

 

The westerly weather system approached Balochistan on 27^th and after giving scattered rainfall in Balochistan, it extended to other upper parts of the country including NWFP, upper parts of Punjab, Islamabad and Kashmir and yielded moderate to heavy rainfall in the areas.

 

These rains would help in alleviating the drought conditions and support standing crops especially in Barani areas

 

Good rainfall has been recorded over catchment areas http://www.pakmet.com.pk/FFD/index_files/rainfall.htm and it would contribute in improving water situation in reservoirs.

 

Rainfall Recorded on 29^th   Jan 2010 at 0300Z

S.NO	Station	Rainfall(mm)
1	Dir	78.0
2	Lower Dir	53.0
3	Kalam	28 inch SN
4	Patan	47.0
5	SaiduSharif	40.4
6	Gupis	26.5
7	Muzaffarabad	26.1
8	Balakot	25.0
9	Murree	21mm & 4.4 Inch SN
10	Peshawar	19.0
11	Rawalakot	19.0
12	Mianwali	19.0
13	Quetta	18.0
14	Islamabad	17.0
15	Shamsabad	13.0
16	Saidpur	12.0
17	Chaklala	12.0
18	D I Khan	11.0
19	Kotli	11.0
20	Jhang	10.0
21	Bannu	10.0
22	Garhidupata	08.0
23	Pasni	08.0
24	Noorpurthal	06.0
25	Bhakar	07.0
26	Chakwal	07.0
27	Kohat	06.0
28	Zhob	04.0
29	Joharabad	02.0
30	Sialkot	01.3
31	Jehlum	01.0
32	Lasbela	01.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Dated: 2^nd February, 2010

· More Rain Predicted in the Country during 5th to 8th February:

· Coming rains would help in alleviating drought conditions in the country

            Many parts of the country are expected to receive good winter rains and snowfall (over the mountains) during 5^th to 8^th February, 2010. This weather system would help in alleviating the emerging drought conditions in the country.

            A westerly weather system is expected to approach Balochistan from the late evening of 4^th February and after giving some scattered rainfall in Balochistan it would extend to other parts of the country including Punjab and Islamabad, NWFP, Northern Areas, Kashmir and parts of Sindh.

            Kashmir and Northern Areas are expected to receive at times heavy rainfall/snowfall during the above mentioned period.

            Winter rainfall during February is likely to remain better than that of previous months. The above predicted rains would be very useful for Rabi crops and help in recharging water resources.

 

Dated: 12 February, 2010

Widespread Winter Rains recorded in most parts of country     MET OFFICE

 

Good rainfall was recorded in various parts of country & helped in recharging water reservoirs and supporting standing crops.

 

The westerly weather system approached Balochistan on 4th February and after giving scattered rainfall in Balochistan, it extended to other upper parts of the country including NWFP, Punjab, Islamabad and Kashmir and yielded moderate to heavy rainfall in the areas. Scattered rainfall was also recorded in parts of Sindh.

 

These rains and snowfall in catchment areas would help in recharging water reservoirs, alleviating the drought conditions and support standing crops especially in Barani areas.

 

Rainfall (mm) from 5 Feb to 10 Feb 2010

16^th March 2010

 

No significant rainfall likely during coming weeks

 

The country is experiencing hydrological drought conditions because the availability of surface water in major reservoirs have severely aggravated due to 40% below normal rains during current winter (Jan-mid March 2010). Temperatures in catchments areas are increasing that may result in slight increase in inflows, however no well marked rainfall system is insight and no significant improvements in the reservoirs is expected during coming weeks.               

 

Judicious use of available resource is requested to all stakeholders.

                                                                             16^th April 2010

 

Scattered Rain/Dust-storms predicted in the country during coming days

Wheat farmers are advised to remain cautious about their Crops

 

Met-Office predicted scattered rains accompanied by gusty winds and dust-storms in parts of the country during the coming days, and the wheat farmers are therefore advised to remain cautions about their crop, which is already in the harvesting stage in most irrigated and barani areas of the country.

Met-Office informed that some unusual weather systems of weak to moderate intensity are expected to pass through Pakistan from coming weekend. Under the influence of these weather systems, rain/dust-thundershowers accompanied by gusty/dust-raising winds are predicted at scattered places of Punjab, NWFP, Kashmir, Islamabad, and at isolated places of northern Balochistan and Upper Sindh from 18^th –  22^nd April. The farmers are advised to remain cautions about their crops due to predicted wet-weather condition accompanied by gusty winds/dust-storms in the irrigated and barani areas of the country during the coming week.

Due to frequent cloudiness and precipitation over northern areas, the day temperatures the normally trigger snow-melt in the month of April are expected to remain below normal during the coming week.