Cloudy Weather With Scattered Rains, Expected In KP: PMC

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Peshawar/Bahawalpur: The Provincial Meteorological Centre (PMC) Peshawar forecasted cloudy and humid weather in most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday. Meanwhile, the local Met Office has forecast partly cloudy to cloudy weather with chances of rain for Bahawalpur during the next 24 hours.

According to PMC, scattered rain/wind-thundershowers with a few heavy falls/hailstorms are likely to occur in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Battagram, Torghar, Kohistan, Shangla, Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Swat, Buner, Malakand, Bajaur, Mohmand, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Charsadda, Peshawar, Khyber, Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Orakzai, Kurram, Bannu, LakkiMarwat, Tank, DI Khan, and North & South Waziristan districts.

During the last 24 hours, hot and humid weather occurred in most districts of KP. However, rain, wind, and thunderstorms occurred at scattered places. Rain recorded (in mm): Dir 20, Pattan 14, Balakot 09, Kalam 08, Malam Jabba 06, Saidu Sharif 05, D I Khan 04, Bajaur (Pashat 04, Khaar Trace), Parachinar 02, Drosh&Taimergara 01 (each), Chitral &LandiKotal (Khyber) Trace (each).

The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in centigrade at different stations:

Source: Provincial Meteorological Center

The highest temperature recorded in the province was 40°CinMirkhani.

Rain forecast for city: The highest maximum temperature of 36°C and the lowest minimum temperature of 28°C were recorded during the last 24 hours. Partly cloudy to cloudy weather with chances of rain has also been forecast for the rest of the region.