Rain Spell Expected In KP Till May18

News Desk

Peshawar: The Met Office has forecast a new spell of sporadic rains with chances of hailstorms in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Tuesday evening to May 18.

Wind-dust, thunderstorm rain, and isolated hailstorms are expected in Chitral, Upper and Lower Dir, Malakand, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Bajaur, Kurram, North and South Waziristan, Kohat, Karak, Hangu, Bannu, LakkiMarwat, Tank, and Dera Ismail Khan districts.

It added that dust-raising winds are expected to occur over plain areas of the province.

The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has issued instructions to the district administrations and concerned institutions to ensure the availability of small and heavy machinery by the district administration. The farmers are advised to make proper arrangements for their activities, keeping in mind the forecast, as the crops, especially wheat, could be affected by strong winds and hailstorms.

The weather remained mainly hot and dry over most districts of the province, with maximum temperatures recorded in the main cities of the province as follows: Peshawar 37°C, Bannu 40, Mardan 37, DI Khan 42, Dir 30, Kalam 24, Malam Jabba 20, and Chitral 30°C.