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  • Heavy rain lashes parts of country: MET

    Heavy rain lashes parts of country Heavy rain lashes parts of country

    Heavy downpour with gusty winds was reported in different parts of the country including Islamabad on Wednesday.

    The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecasted a heavy downpour in different parts of the country in the next 48 hours.

    A seasonal low lies over North Balochistan and its adjoining areas and a westerly wave continues to affect upper parts of the country. Monsoon currents are penetrating in upper and central parts of the country, the MET said.

    Rain and thundershowers with strong gusty winds are expected at a number of places in upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, lower Sindh (Hyderabad, Karachi, Mirpur Khas, Sh. Benazirabad divisions), Islamabad, FATA and Kashmir, while at scattered places in South Punjab (Sahiwal, Multan, Bahawalpur, D.G. Khan divisions), upper Sindh (Larkana, Sukkur divisions), eastern Balochistan (Zhob, Sibbi, Naseerabad, Kalat divisions) and Gilgit-Baltistan in the next 24 hours.

    Past weather

    Rain and dust-thundershowers with gusty winds occurred at scattered places in Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, D.G Khan, Malakand, Hazara, D.I. Khan, Quetta divisions, Islamabad, while at isolated places in Kohat, Bahawalpur, Hyderabad divisions, and Kashmir.

    The weather remained hot and humid in other parts of the country.

    Rainfall in the last 24 hours (mm)

    Punjab: Mangla 52, Bhakkar 48, Noorpur Thal 33, Kamra 20, Kot Addu 19, Gujarat, Chakwal 16, Jhelum 15, Lahore city 13, Mianwali 10, Joharabad 08, Bahawalnagar 07, Islamabad (Saidpur, Z.P 05, Golra 01), Rawalpindi (Chaklala 04, Shamsabad 01), KP: D.I.Khan 26, Dir 18, Kakul, Kohat 03, Kalam 02, Balochistan: Barkhan 38, Kashmir: Kotli 01, Sindh: Mithi 02.