Thunderstorm rain with gusty winds likely at scattered places

PESHAWAR

The Regional Meteorological Center (RMC) Peshawar has forecast thunderstorm rain associated with gusty winds at scattered places of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa during the next 24 hours.

According to report of the meteorological center, thunderstorm rain with gusty winds is expected at Chitral, Lower and Upper Dir, Malakand, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Torghar, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai & Kurram districts.  Whereas thunderstorm rain associated with gusty winds is also expected at isolated places in Haripur, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Peshawar, Charsadda, Kohat and Hangu districts.

During the last 24 hours, mainly partly cloudy weather occurred in most parts of the province. However, rain-wind, thunderstorms occurred in Malakand, Hazara, Nowshera and Bajaur divisions.

Rain was recorded in Chitral 26 mm, Mirkhani 25 mm, Drosh 23 mm, Kalam 15 mm, Dir Upper and Kakul 13 mm each, Pashat Bajaur 04 mm, Balakot and Cherat 02 mm each and Dir Lower 01 mm.

During the past 24 hours, mostly partly cloudy weather prevailed across the province. However, rain accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms was reported in several areas, including Malakand, Hazara, Nowshera, and Bajaur divisions.

The highest rainfall was recorded in Chitral at 26mm, followed by Mirkhani with 25mm and Drosh with 23mm. Kalam received 15mm of rain, while Dir Upper and Kakul recorded 13mm each.

Light rainfall was also reported in Pashat Bajaur (4mm), Balakot and Cherat (2mm each), while Dir Lower received 1mm of rain.