Rain-Windstorm/Thundershower Likely at Various Parts of Country

News Desk 

Islamabad:The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain-windstorm/thundershower with isolated heavy falls for Kashmir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Northeast Punjab, Potohar region, and Islamabad during the next 24 hours.

Rain-windstorm/thundershower is also likely at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan, South/Central Punjab, Northeast/South Baluchistan, and Southeast/Upper Sindh. Monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are penetrating upper parts of the country at lower tropospheric levels and are expected to penetrate central parts from Saturday.

A westerly wave is affecting the upper parts of the country. The PMD has warned that heavy rains may generate flash flooding in local nullahs/streams of Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Narowal, Jhelum, Gujarat, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Lahore, Hafizabad, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Kohistan, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Kohat, Karak, and Kashmir until August 11.

Heavy downpour may cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Mandi Bahauddin, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Mardan, Nowshera, and Peshawar.

Landslides may lead to road closures in vulnerable hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan during the forecast period.

Over the last 24 hours, rain-wind/thundershower occurred at isolated places in North Balochistan, Punjab, Upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, and Southeast Sindh. Hot and humid weather prevailed in other parts of the country.

Rainfall Recorded

Balochistan: Barkhan 35mm, Khuzdar 18mm, Kalat 11mm, Panjgur 2mm, Quetta (Sheikh Manda) 1mm

Punjab: Sahiwal 35mm, Faisalabad 21mm, Toba Tek Singh 20mm, Narowal 19mm, Multan (City 9mm, A/P 8mm), Bahawalnagar 4mm, Okara 3mm, Sheikhupura 2mm, Mangala 1mm

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Kakul 11mm, Malam Jabba 8mm

Sindh: Mithi 7mm

Highest Maximum Temperatures Recorded:

Nokkundi 46°C

Chilas and Dalbandin 44°C