ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP):The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast mainly hot and dry weather across most parts of the country on Tuesday, while very hot conditions are expected to continue in Sindh and southern Balochistan. According to the Met Office, partly cloudy weather with rain-wind/duststorm and thunderstorms is likely at isolated places in upper Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and the Potohar region. Some areas may also receive …
Rain-wind thunderstorms likely in upper parts; Heatwave conditions persist in Sindh, Southern Balochistan
ISLAMABAD, May 11 (APP):The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast mainly hot and dry weather across most parts of the country on Tuesday, while very hot conditions are expected to continue in Sindh and southern Balochistan.
According to the Met Office, partly cloudy weather with rain-wind/duststorm and thunderstorms is likely at isolated places in upper Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and the Potohar region. Some areas may also receive moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorms.
In Islamabad and adjoining areas, partly cloudy weather with rain and wind-thunderstorms is expected.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, cloudy weather with chances of rain and thunderstorms is likely in Dir, Chitral, Malakand, Kohistan, Buner, Peshawar, Mardan, Nowshera, Swat, Malam Jabba, Kalam, Mohmand, Kurram, Parachinar, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Swabi, Charsadda and Bajaur. Rain may also occur at a few places in Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan and Waziristan.
The Met Office said Murree, Galliyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Faisalabad, Lahore, Kasur, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Mandi Bahauddin, Hafizabad, Sargodha, Sialkot, Narowal, Khushab, Noor Pur Thal and Mianwali in Punjab are likely to witness rain-windstorms and thunderstorms at isolated places, with chances of hailstorms during the period.
Sindh is expected to remain mainly hot and dry, while upper districts may experience very hot weather. Similar weather conditions are likely in most parts of Balochistan, with southern districts expected to remain extremely hot.
In Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, cloudy weather with rain-wind/thunderstorms is expected at isolated places. Heavy rainfall and hailstorms are also likely in parts of Kashmir.
During the last 24 hours, mainly hot and dry weather prevailed over most areas of the country, while southern districts remained very hot.
However, rain-windstorms and thunderstorms occurred at isolated places in upper and central Punjab, Potohar region, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The highest rainfall was recorded in Pattan (18 mm), Parachinar (16 mm), Takht Bai (14 mm), Sialkot city (16 mm), Mandi Bahauddin (14 mm), Gujranwala (12 mm), Islamabad Airport (09 mm) and Muzaffarabad Airport (10 mm).
The highest maximum temperatures recorded during the day were 47C in Turbat and 46C in Mithi and Sibbi.
