Rain, thunderstorm expected in most parts of country

ISLAMABAD: Rain-wind, thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in western and southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, south Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during the next twenty-four hours.

Temperature of some major cities recorded. Islamabad nineteen degree centigrade, Lahore twenty-one, Karachi twenty-six, Peshawar twenty-two, Quetta sixteen, Gilgit ten, Murree eight and Muzafarabad sixteen degree centigrade.

According to Met Office weather forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cloudy weather and chances of rain with wind thunderstorm is expected in Srinagar, Shopian and Baramula while partly cloudy weather and chances of rain with wind thunderstorm in Pulwama, Anantnag, Leh and Jammu. Temperature recorded. Srinagar, Anantnag and Shopian eleven degree centigrade, Jammu nineteen, Leh zero, Pulwama and Baramula ten degree centigrade. Meanwhile the Provincial Meteorological Center Peshawar predicted mainly partly cloudy to cloudy weather over most districts of the province during the next 24 hours.

However, it said that widespread rain-wind/thunderstorm (with isolated heavy rainfall/ hailstorm) is likely to occur over Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Swat, Buner, Malakand, Shangla, Kohistan, Torghar, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Charsadda, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Kurram, Hangu, Orakzai, Karak, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Tank, D. I. Khan, North & South Waziristan districts.
During the last 24 hours, mainly partly cloudy/dry weather prevailed over most districts of the province. However, thunderstorm-rain (with isolated heavy rainfall) with gusty winds occurred at scattered places in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Lower & Upper Dir, Swat, Mardan, Nowshera, Mohmand, Bajaur, Kohat and Kurram districts.

Rain (recorded in mm): Kakul 61, Buner 26, Malamajaba 22, Balakot 19, Parachinar 18, Timergara 15, Bajaur (Khaar & Pashat 08), Takht Bhai 06, Dir & Saidu Sharif (each) 05, Mamad Gut 04, Kohat 02, Risalpur & Cherat (each) 01.

 

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