Summary Less than long term average rain and snow is expected during December and January.
ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - President Mamnoon Hussain has made an appeal to the nation to seek Allah Almighty’s blessings and hold country wide special prayers for rain on Monday.
The President asked the Ulema to lead the prayers across the length and breadth of the country and pray to the Almighty for a rain of blessings, so as to end the drought.
President Mamnoon Hussain also offered Namaz-e-Istasqa after the Zuhr prayers at the Aiwan-e-Sadr mosque on Monday.
Lack of rain in the country has led to drop of water level in the reservoirs, underground water table and was having a serious impact on the health and agriculture sectors.
According to Met Office, less than long term average rain and snow is expected during December and January.
Global climatic conditions and output different forecasting models suggest that the effectiveness of the western disturbances will be weaker in December-January for the South Asian Region including Pakistan. Therefore; a few westerly waves will reach to central parts of Pakistan resulting in below normal rainfall/snowfall during December 2016.
Situations are likely to relatively improve in January 2017.
On the other hand, fog with variable intensity is likely to prevail in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during.
Due to less than normal expected precipitation, surface and ground water resources may experience further depletion. Water management authorities and users have been advised to observe extreme care.
