The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread rain, windstorms and thunderstorms across Pakistan’s upper regions on Friday (today).
However, most other areas are expected to continue experiencing hot and dry weather. Authorities warn that heavy rainfall could trigger landslides, flash floods and urban flooding in several vulnerable locations.
According to the PMD, heavy rainfall on Thursday night increased the risk of landslides in mountainous areas of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Murree, Galliyat and Kashmir. The department has also warned that local streams and nullahs could overflow, leading to flash flooding. Similarly, Balochistan may experience flash floods if rainfall intensifies.
PMD further cautioned that heavy downpours may result in urban flooding in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Nowshera, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Lahore and Faisalabad. Strong winds may damage vulnerable electricity poles, billboards and solar panels.
Residents of Islamabad can expect hot conditions during the daytime, while rain, winds and thunderstorms in the morning and night hours. Rainfall is expected in districts including Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Shangla, Chitral, Battagram, Buner, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Malakand, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Peshawar, Hangu, Kurram and Waziristan, whereas the remaining districts are likely to remain hot and dry.
Additionally, Punjab is also expected to receive rain in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Khushab, Lahore, Okara, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Sialkot and Narowal, while the rest of the province is expected to remain hot and dry.
Sindh is to remain very hot and humid, although coastal districts may experience partly cloudy conditions. Rain is possible in Shahdadkot, Dadu, Sukkur and Jacobabad during the evening and night.
Parts of Balochistan will continue to experience very hot and dry weather, but Zhob, Sherani, Naseerabad, Sibi, Musakhel, Barkhan and Khuzdar may receive rain later in the day.
In the previous 24 hours, rain affected parts of Punjab. Murree recorded the highest rainfall at 72mm, followed by Islamabad with 48mm. The country’s highest temperature reached 46°C in Dalbandin, followed by 45°C in Nokkundi, while Sibbi and Dadu recorded 44°C.
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