PESHAWAR – More intermittent rains with isolated heavy falls are expected in Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday night and Wednesday.
Per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal penetrate the central/southern parts of Pakistan. A westerly wave prevails over northern parts of the country.
Under these conditions, more intermittent rains are expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Shangla, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Buner, Malakand, Bajaur, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Peshawar, Mohmand, Kohat, Khyber, Kurram, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan and Waziristan on Tuesday night. Heavy falls are also likely at few places in upper districts during the period.
On Wednesday, more intermittent rains are expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Buner, Bajaur, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Peshawar, Kurram, and Waziristan.
Peshawar’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 30-32°C on Wednesday and Thursday.
Meanwhile, rain-wind/thundershowers with isolated heavy falls occurred in Peshawar and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last 24 hours.
Rainfall (mm): Cherat 110, Balakot 103, Malam Jabba 80, Dir (upper 55, Lower 14), Saidu Sharif 52, Kakul 48, Mardan 35, Bacha Khan Airport 20, Pattan 18, Kalam, Mir Khani 16, Chitral 15, Peshawar City 14, Drosh 11
Dera Ghazi Khan and Bannu remained the hottest places in the province where the maximum temperature was recorded at 41°C.
In Peshawar, maximum temperature was recorded at 33°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 96 per cent.
Widespread monsoon rains predicated in Pakistan till July 31
