Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasts on Thursday a welcome change in weather, which announces the beginning of widespread rainfall across the country, which is expected to break the ongoing heat wave.
According to PMD, rain showers are accompanied by thunderstorms and hail probably in several regions, including Islamabad and its surroundings, where partially cloudy sky and heavy rainweeds are expected in some areas.
In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, districts such as chitral, dir, swat, abbottabad, mansehra and haripur are expected to receive rain and hailstorms. Similar weather is predicted in Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Waziristan, Kohat and Hangu.
Other areas including Lakki Marwat, Bajaur, Mohmand, Karak, Khyber, Peshawar and Swabi are also on duty for possible hail and heavy showers. Precipitation is also probably in Marran, Kurram, Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu.
In Punjab, rain is expected for Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum and Mandi Bahauddin. Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad and Sialkot are also expected to receive rainfall.
Lahore, Narowal, Sahiwal, Kasur, Okara and Faisalabad can experience thunderstorms and hail. Additional areas including Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Khushab, Sargodha, Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur are also on the list.
In Sindh, thunderstorms in the evening and night are probably in Sukkur, Ghotki, Shikarpur and Jacobabad, with similar conditions expected in Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad and Khairpur.
Meanwhile, parts of Balochistan including Quetta, Ziarat, Zhob, Musa Khel, Chaman and Mastung can also see rain later in the day. Other affected districts could include Pishin, Killa Abdullah, Killa Saifullah, Loralai, Barkhan, Sibi, Khuzdar, Chagai and Noshki.
In Peshawar, light showers helped overnight improve weather conditions. However, dust storms and hail remain a problem in lowland areas, including Peshawar and Bannu.
On Wednesday, Peshawar registered a high at 39 ° C, dera Ismail Khan 43 ° C, Bannu 42 ° C and MARANE and TAKT BHAI 39 ° C. In the northern areas registered Kalam 30 ° C, Malam Jabba 27 ° C and Chitral 35 ° C.
PMD has advised the public and relevant authorities to remain aware and take the necessary precautions in the middle of the changing weather conditions.
