QUETTA: The Met Office on Wednesday forecast a windstorm and gusty winds in coastal belt of Makran and other parts of Balochistan.

The province is expected to experience a cold wave, while a windstorm and gusts of winds are expected in Makran coast including Gwadar, Kech, Awaran, Lasbela, Panjgur, Khuzdar, Quetta, Zhob, Nokkandi, Dalbandin and Kalat. The mercury will drop to minus five Celsius in Ziarat, minus three in Kalat and minus two degree Celsius in Quetta, the Met Office said.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned that a windstorm may hit the Sindh-Makran coastal belt from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday and it could cause damages to vulnerable structures along with the coastal areas.

Temperatures are likely to fall 03-05 in Sindh and Balochistan on Thursday and Friday, according to the PMD. Met Office said that a westerly wave is likely to enter upper and central parts of the country on Wednesday evening or night.