A strong thunderstorm accompanied by stormy rain swept over Islamabad on Thursedday, cooled the federal capital significantly and brings a refreshing change to the weather.
According to Express News, the storm was characterized by strong wind and strong rainfall and broke the intense heat form that had seized the city. Thick, dark clouds ruged the sky and threw the city down near dark in the middle of the day, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of the night.
Twin City of Rawalpindi also experienced extreme weather conditions. Dust storms and high -speed winner reduced visibility seriously, disturbed daily life and caused traffic jams on major roads. Several business centers, hotels and restaurants were forced to close down temporarily due to the storm. Precipitation accompanied by strong gusts was also reported over Rawal Pindi.
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted a broader change of weather announcing the beginning of widespread rain across the country. The ongoing heat wave that has affected both small towns and larger cities is expected to fall when rainy systems move in.
In Islamabad and the surrounding areas, partially cloudy conditions are expected to continue with the chances of heavy rain and hailstorms in scattered places. Similar weather is expected for parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including chitral, dir, swat, abbottabad, mansehra, haripur, shangla, buner, malakand, waziristan, kohat and hangu.
Hild and thunderstorms are also expected in districts such as Lucky Marwat, Bajaur, Mohmand, Karak, Khyber, Peshawar and Swabi. Rain and hailstorms are also expected for Marran, Kurram, Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu.
In Punjab, precipitation is expected in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum and Mandi Bahauddin with similar conditions probably in Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Sialkot. Lahore, Narowal, Sahiwal, Kasur, Okara, Faisalabad and other cities including Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Khushab, Sargodha, Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur are also predicted to receive rain and hail.
In Sindh, thunderstorms and rain are expected in Sukkur, Ghotki, Shikarpur and Jacobabad in the evening or night with Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad and Khairpur.
Similarly, Balochistan is expected to see evening or evening showers in Quetta, Ziarat, Zhob, Musa Khel, Chaman and Mastung. Rain is also probably in Pishin, Killa Abdullah, Killa Saifullah, Loralai, Barkhan, Sibi, Khuzdar, Chagai and Nushki.
In Peshawar, rain overnight brought a pleasant change in weather, although dust storms are still possible in lowland areas such as Bannu and Peshawar along with the chances of hail.
On Tuesday, temperatures across the country rose with Peshawar registration 39 ° C, dera Ismail Khan 43 ° C, Bannu 42 ° C and MARDAN and TAKT BHAI 39 ° C. At higher heights Kalam 30 ° C, Malam Jabba 27 ° C and chitral and dirted about 34–35 ° C.
