Daily Times

ISLAMABAD: Widespread rain/dust thundershower with isolated high falls, accompanied with strong gusty winds, are expected in the federal capital, upper and southern Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan Gilgit-Baltistan and tribal areas during the next 24 hours.

The Met office reported that monsoon rains are likely to start from upper parts of the country that will spread towards central and southern parts of the country during the week. All concerned authorities are advised to remain alert during the coming week because there is high probability of isolated heavy downpours which may generate flash flooding in hilly terrain and urban flooding in big cities, an official said.

Rainfall is expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Multan, D.G Khan, Hazara, Peshawar, Kohat divisions, Kashmir, Kalat, Makran ,Sibbi, Nasirabad divisions whereas scattered Rain/Dust-thundershowers with strong gusty winds expected in Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, Karachi, Sukkar , Larkana, Quetta, Zhob while at isolated places in Malakand, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan divisions and FATA.

Low pressure lies over central Balochistan and its adjoining areas. Weak moist currents from Arabian Sea are penetrating northeastern parts of Balochistan and its adjoining areas. A shallow westerly wave is also present over upper western parts of the country. In last 24 hours, weather remained hot and dry in most parts of the country.

– ‘Rainfall and maximum temperatures’ –

Rainfall recorded during this time span remained Balakot 10mm, Chirat 05mm, Dir, Malamjabba 03mm, Khuzdar 01mm, Rawalakot 21mm, Kotli 04mm, Mandibahauddin 12mm, Murree 02mm, Mangla 01mm and Mithi 09mm. Maximum temperatures recorded on Sunday were Bhakkar 47°C, Dadu 46°C, Turbat, Sibbi, Jacobabad, Okara, Bahawalnagar, Kot Addu and NoorpurThal 45°C, Islamabad 41°C, Lahore 41°C, Karachi 38°C, Peshawar 42°C, Quetta 38°C, Gilgit 37°C, Chitral 34°C, Hunza 28°C, Muzaffarabad 39°C, Murree 27°C, Skardu 33°C, Faisalabad 44°C, Multan 44°C, Hyderabad 40°C, Dir 32°C and Kalat 29°C.