NEOC warns of widespread rain, snowfall in next 24 hours

ISLAMABAD, Apr 04 (APP): The National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) of the NDMA has cautioned that more rains, snowfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds are likely to affect most parts of the country over the next 12 to 24 hours.

According to alert, there is a heightened risk of flooding in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, particularly Peshawar, Nowshera, Charsadda, and Mardan.
Meanwhile, snowfall is forecast over the next 12 to 24 hours in the upper and mountainous regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Rain accompanied by thunderstorms, strong winds, dust storms, and isolated hailstorms is likely in parts of Punjab, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In various districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rain with thunderstorms and gusty winds is also expected during the next 12 to 24 hours.

Rain accompanied by strong winds and gusty conditions is expected in several districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Mingora, Battagram, Peshawar, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Nowshera, Mardan, Charsadda, Kohat, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, and Waziristan.

Rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds is expected in Islamabad and several cities of Punjab, including Murree, Rawalpindi, Attock, Gujar Khan, Jhelum, Chakwal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sialkot, and Mandi Bahauddin over the next 12 to 24 hours.

Rain is also likely in Narowal, Sargodha, Jhang, Faisalabad, Lahore, Sahiwal, Kasur, Okara, Burewala, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, and Bahawalpur.

Rain is expected in several areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, including Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Ghanche, Astore, Diamer, Kharmang, Shigar, Ghizer, Nagar, Muzaffarabad, Bagh, Rawalakot, Haveli, Poonch, Kotli, Mirpur, Bhimber, and Neelum Valley.

In Balochistan, rain accompanied by strong winds and dust storms is likely over the next 12 to 24 hours in Quetta, Zhob, Loralai, Dera Bugti, Ziarat, Kalat, Qila Saifullah, Qila Abdullah, Chaman, Pishin, Barkhan, Sibi, Nushki, Khuzdar, Awaran, Washuk, Panjgur, Turbat, Gwadar, and Lasbela.