The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast hot and humid weather in most parts of the country on Tuesday, with rain accompanied by wind and thunderstorms expected at isolated places in Kashmir, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast Punjab and Gilgit-Baltistan.
The Met Office warned that heavy rainfall could trigger landslides and flash flooding in local streams and nullahs in vulnerable areas of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during the next 24 hours, advising residents and authorities to remain alert.
In Islamabad and adjoining areas, hot and very humid weather is likely to prevail.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, most districts are expected to remain hot and humid, while isolated rain-wind/thundershowers are likely in Dir, Chitral, Swat, Kalam, Malam Jabba, Kohistan, Shangla, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Parachinar, Buner, Peshawar, Kurram, Kohat and Waziristan.
Punjab is also expected to experience hot and very humid conditions, with chances of isolated rain and thunderstorms in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Sahiwal, Sialkot, Narowal and Okara.
In Sindh, hot and humid weather will prevail in most districts, while central and upper parts of the province are likely to remain very hot during the daytime. However, partly cloudy conditions with rain-wind/thundershowers are expected in Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mithi, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Karachi and adjoining coastal areas.
Balochistan is expected to remain hot and humid in most districts, although isolated rain and thunderstorms may occur in Khuzdar, Zhob and nearby areas. Partly cloudy weather with isolated rain-wind/thundershowers is also forecast for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
During the past 24 hours, rain-wind/thunderstorms occurred at isolated places in upper Punjab, Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, while hot and humid conditions persisted across the rest of the country.
Okara recorded the highest rainfall of 29 millimetres, followed by Barkhan with 13mm and Babusar with 8mm. The highest maximum temperature recorded in the country on Monday was 46 degrees Celsius in Turbat, followed by Sibbi at 45C. Dadu, Nokkundi, Shaheed Benazirabad and Dalbandin each recorded 43C.
Meanwhile, the maximum temperatures expected on Tuesday include 37C in Islamabad, 36C in Lahore, 33C in Karachi, 39C in Peshawar, 37C in Quetta and 40C in Multan.