ISLAMABAD, June 9 (APP): Rain-thunderstorm with gusty winds is
expected at scattered places in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP),
FATA, Kashmir during next 24 hours while hot and dry weather to grip
other parts of the country.
Raifall is likely at Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Bannu, Kohat,
Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan
divisions, FATA, Islamabad and Kashmir during evening/night.
A westerly wave is still affecting upper and central parts of
the country and likely to persist during next 2-3 days, an official
of Met office told APP.
In last 24 hours dust-thunderstorm/rain with gusty winds
occurred at scattered places in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala,
Lahore divisions, Kashmir, while at isolated places in Sargodha,
Multan, Bahawalpur, Hazara divisions and Badin. However, weather
remained hot and dry in other parts of the country.
Rainfall recorded during this time span was Punjab: Lahore
(City 51mm, AP 40mm, Punjab university 37mm), Gujranwala 41mm,
Murree 21mm, Islamabad (ZP 18mm, Saidpur 17mm, Bokra 15mm, Golra
05mm), Rawalpindi (Shamsabad 18mm, Chaklala 15mm), Chakwal 17mm,
Mangla 14mm, Gujrat 11mm, Layyah 10mm, Jhelum 09mm, Sialkot (AP
04mm, Cantt 02mm), Multan, Bahawalpur 02mm, Noorpurthal 01mm,
Kashmir: Rawalakot 24mm, Muzaffarabad 23mm, Garidupatta, Kotli 06mm,
KP: Balakot 02mm, and Sindh: Badin 02mm.
Maximum temperatures recorded on Friday were Dadu, Padidan,
Dalbandin 43øC, Sh. Benazirabad , Turbat, Larkana, Moenjodaro 41øC,
Hyderabad 39øC, Peshawar 38øC, Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad,
Karachi 37øC, , Muzaffarabad, Multan 36øC, Gilgit, Chitral 35øC,
Quetta 34øC, Dir 33øC, Skardu 28øC, Murree 24øC.