Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast Pre-monsoon rain-thundershowers in most parts of the country from Wednesday evening or night (June 15).
The moist currents from Arabian Sea are likely to penetrate in upper parts of the country from June 15 evening or night. Rain-wind/thundershowers with few heavy falls are expected in Bhimber, Kotli, Mirpur, Poonch, Bagh, Haveli, Hattian, Muzaffarabad, Neelum Valley in Kashmir and Astore, Ghizer, Gilgit, Diamir, Hunza and Skardu in Gilgit-Baltistan from June 14 night to June 23.
Rain-wind/thundershowers are expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh from June 16-21 while in Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Bhakkar, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Kot Adu, Sahiwal, Khanewal, Pakpattan, Okara, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Khanpur and Rahimyar Khan from June 17-20 with occasional gaps.
Heavy falls are expected in Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, Kasur and Sheikhupura on June 16 (evening or night) and June 17 that may generate urban flooding in Rawalpindi and Lahore. Rain-wind/thundershowers with isolated heavy falls are expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar, Swabi, Nowshera, Kurram, Kohat, Waziristan, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from June 15 evening or night June 22 with occasional gaps.
In Balochistan, rain-wind/thundershowers with isolated heavy falls are expected in Sibbi, Bolan, Naseerabad, Jhal Magsi, Mastung, Barkhan.—APP
