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LAHORE, Jul 13 (APP):Cloudy and humid weather prevailed in Lahore on Sunday, with the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasting similar conditions and chances of scattered rain over the next 24 hours.
The PMD issued a warning for heavy-to-very-heavy rains on the night of July 13 and throughout July 14, which might trigger flash floods in local streams and nullahs across Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, hill torrents of DG Khan, northeastern Punjab, Kashmir, and parts of Balochistan.
Authorities have cautioned about the risk of landslides and mudslides potentially blocking roads in hilly regions including Murree, Galliyat, KP, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. Urban flooding is also likely in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Nowshera, and Peshawar.
The public has been urged to remain vigilant, as strong windstorms may damage weak structures such as electric poles, trees, vehicles, and solar panels.
According to the PMD, monsoon currents from both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are entering the country tonight, and a strong westerly wave is also expected to hit upper and central parts of Pakistan.
Rainfall was reported in various cities including Rawalakot, Kotli, Murree, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Islamabad, Hafizabad, Khuzdar, Lasbela, Peshawar, Malam Jabba, Bacha Khan, and Mir Khani.
Sunday’s highest temperatures of 43°C were recorded in Jacobabad, Rohri, Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Dalbandin, while Lahore recorded a maximum temperature of 33°C.