Rain expected in Islamabad, other parts of country

News Desk

ISLAMABAD: Rain-wind-thunderstorm is expected in Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, and upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and northeast Punjab, the Met off predicted on Monday.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) stated the synoptic situation, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country.

A shallow westerly wave was present over upper parts of the country. Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country, while very hot in south Punjab and upper Sindh.

During the last 24 hours, the weather remained hot and dry in most parts of the country, while very hot in plain areas.  However, rain-wind-thunderstorms occurred in upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, upper Punjab, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.

The rainfall recorded during the last 24 hours was Punjab: Murree 07 mm, Mandi Bahauddin 05, Gujrat, Sialkot 02, Attock, Islamabad 01, KP: Cherat 03, Pattan , Kalam 02, Drosh 01, Gilgit-Baltistan: Babusar 03, Bagrote 01, Kashmir: Rawalakot, Garhi Dupatta 01 mm.  The highest maximum temperatures recorded were Dadu 48 C, Shaheed Benazirabad and Jacobabad 47 C.