Hot, Humid Weather With Isolated Rains Expected In KP

News Desk

Peshawar: The Provincial Meteorological Centre (PMC) of Peshawar on Friday forecasted hot, humid, and partly cloudy weather in most districts of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

However, PMC said that dust and thunderstorms coupled with rains and isolated hailstorms are expected 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 predicted to occur in the plain areas of Peshawar. Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Bannu, LakkiMarwat, DI Khan, Tank, Kohat, and Karak districts Rain might trigger landslides in vulnerable areas of Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Mansehra, and Balakot during the forecast period.

PMC stated that the weather remained hot, humid, and partly cloudy in most districts during the last 24 hours. However, thunderstorms and rain occurred at isolated places in Kohat, Mansehra, Bajaur, Upper Dir, Peshawar, Nowshera, and Mardan districts. Rain recorded (in mm): Kohat 08, Balakot 07, Bajaur (Khaar 02 and Pashat Trace), Upper Dir 01, Peshawar, Nowshera, and Mardan Trace (each).

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

Source: Provincial Meteorological Centre

The highest temperature recorded in KP is 38°C in Peshawar city.