Weather Advisory for Farmers (11-20 January, 2014)
Issued on 13 Jan, 2014
Past Weather (1st to 10th January, 2014)
Light to moderate rainfall reported from a few agricultural plains of Punjab and KP. Whereas dry whether reported elsewhere in the country.
Temperature Forecast
Night temperatures are expected to drop slightly (1-2°c) in most of the agricultural plains of the country especially in upper parts of the country during the decade.
Rain Forecast
Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the province during the decade. However, partly cloudy to cloudy weather conditions would prevail over Islamabad and upper/central Punjab on 13th and again on 16th & 17th of this month and there chance of drizzle at few places of (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore and Sargodha divisions) during the period. Light snowfall is also expected at few places over the hills of Murree, Galayat and surrounding during the period. Morning misty/foggy conditions would continue to prevail over isolated places in the plain of Punjab during the decade.
Mainly cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the province during the decade. Morning misty/foggy conditions would continue to prevail over isolated places in Sukkur division.
Mainly cold (very cold in upper parts) and dry weather is expected in most parts of the province during the decade. However, partly cloudy to cloudy weather conditions would prevail in most parts of province on 13th and again on 16th & 17th of this month and there are chances of light rain (snowfall over the hills) at isolated places of upper KP (Malakand and Hazara divisions) during next 24 hours and again on 16th & 17th. Morning misty/foggy conditions would continue to prevail over isolated places in Peshawar division.
Mainly cold (very cold in North Balochistan) and dry weather is expected in most parts of the province during the decade. However, light rain/drizzle is expected at one or two places of Quetta division on 16th of this month.
Mostly cloudy weather conditions with chances of, light rain with snowfall over the hills is expected at isolated places of Gilgit-Baltistan on 13th and again on 16th & 17th of this month. Very cold and partly to cloudy weather conditions are expected in most parts of GB during rest of the days of the decade.
Mostly cloudy weather conditions with light rains (with light snowfall over the hills) are expected at isolated places of Kashmir on 13th and again on 16th & 17th of this month.Very cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of Kashmir during rest days of the decade.
Wind Forecast
Normal wind pattern may prevail in most of the agricultural plains of the country during the decade.
Advisory for Farmers
- Wheat crop is in Tillering/Shooting stage in most of the agricultural parts of the country.
- Wheat cultivation has completed in most of the irrigated areas. Farmers of irrigated areas should irrigate the crop as per requirement due to dry weather prevailing in most of the irrigated agricultural plains of the country. Normally first irrigation is given after 20-25 days after sowing and 2nd irrigation is given just before heading stage and 3rd irrigation is given at milk maturity stage.
- Removing weeds from standing crops is very important as weeds utilize moisture, which may be utilized by the crop. However weedicides or manually should be used against weeds and removed all types of weeds from the standing crops.
- Due to continue drop in night time temperatures, especially farmers of upper & central areas are advised to protect their crops from the expected frost.