Hot, Humid Weather With Isolated Falls Expected In KP: PMC

News Desk

Peshawar: The Provincial Meteorological Centre (PMC) in Peshawar forecast very hot and humid weather over most districts of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Thursday.

However, dust, thunderstorms, rain with isolated heavy falls, and hailstorms are likely to occur over Lower and Upper Dir, Chitral, Malakand, Buner, Swat, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Charsadda, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Kurram, Orakzai, Hangu, Kohat, Karak, Bannu, LakkiMarwat, North and South Waziristan, Tank, and Dera Ismail Khan districts.

Dust storms and dust-raising winds are expected in the plain areas of Peshawar. Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Bannu, LakkiMarwat, DIKhan, Tank, Kohat, and Karak districts. Rain may trigger landslides in vulnerable areas of Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Mansehra, and Balakot during the forecast period.

During the last 24 hours, the weather remained very hot and humid in most districts of the province. However, isolated thunderstorms and rain occurred over Hazara and Malakand divisions and Kurram district.

Rain recorded (in mm): Kakul 36, Saidu Sharif 13, Buner 09, Dir and Malam Jabba 04 (each), Parachinar 03, Mirkhani 02, Balakot and Mamad Gut 01 (each), Chitral and Pattan Trace (each).

Maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at different stations:

Source: Provincial Meteorological Center

The highest temperature recorded in the province was 42°C in Dera Ismail Khan.