PMC Predicts Hot, Humid Weather

News Desk

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

However, PMC stated that rain, wind and thunderstorms are likely to occur over isolated places in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar, Kohistan, Shangla, Swat, Buner, and Dir Districts.

Isolated dust-raising winds and dust storms are also expected in Bannu, LakkiMarwat, D.I.Khan, Tank, Karak, Kohat, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, and Swabi districts in the afternoon and evening.

During the last 24 hours, hot and humid weather prevailed in the province. The amount of rain recorded in the province was nil.

The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at different stations of the KP:

Source: Provincial Meteorological Center

The highest temperature recorded in the province was 45°Cat DI Khan Airport.

Karachi is under alert for further heavy rainfall following a devastating thunderstorm that claimed at least 19 lives on Wednesday night. Gale-force winds and intense downpours caused widespread destruction, including collapsed walls and roofs, uprooted trees, and disrupted power lines.

Late Wednesday, heavy rain and thunderstorms struck multiple parts of the city, with Korangi recording the highest rainfall at 55.6mm.

The storm left residents reeling from loss of life and property damage, while intermittent showers continued into Thursday morning across areas such as North Karachi, North Nazimabad, Federal B Area, and adjoining localities.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warned that clouds over the sea may bring one to two additional spells of heavy rain today, with rainfall potentially exceeding 50mm. Thunderstorms and strong winds are expected, though wind speeds are predicted to be lower than Wednesday night, when gusts reached 90 km/h on Sharea Faisal and 97 km/h in Mauripur.