Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Chief Meteorologist Dr. Ghulam Rasool said on Monday there were no chances of any significant rain in January and dry and cold spell would prevail in most parts of the country.Talking to this agency, he said the prolonged dry spell would affect the wheat crop in the rain fed areas. It would also affect sugarcane crop and vegetables including tomatoes and green chilly he added. Dr Ghulam Rasool said the prolonged dry spell in the month of December was not an unusual phenomena. He however, added that the prevailing cold wave would subside during next three days with rise in temperature by two to three degree Celsius.He said the weather would remain dry and cold in most parts of the country during next few days however, the severity of cold weather conditions would decrease. The dry spell however, would benefit the crops stopping growth of plants and increasing their number in irrigated areas, he added.

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