PESHAWAR – Intermittent rains with scattered heavy and isolated very heavy falls and gusty winds are expected in Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday night and the next two days.
Per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), strong monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal penetrate Pakistan’s southern/central parts. They will likely affect the upper parts starting Friday evening/night. A westerly wave will likely affect northern parts of the country from tonight.
Under these conditions, intermittent rains with scattered heavy and isolated very heavy falls and gusty winds are expected in Chiral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Bajaur, Shangla, Battagram, Buner, Kohat, Mohmand, Khyber, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Peshawar, Swabi, Nowshera, Mardan, Charsadda, Hangu, Kurram, Orakzai, Waziristan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan on Friday night and the next two days.
Heavy rains may generate flash flooding in local nullahs/streams of Mansehra, Kohistan, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Bunner, Bannu, Kurrum, Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan, Orakzai, Khyber, Mohmand, Nowshera and Swabi. Heavy rains may cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of Nowshera and Peshawar during the weekend. Landslides may disrupt traffic in vulnerable hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Peshawar’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 30-32°C on Saturday and Sunday.
Meanwhile, rains occurred in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last 24 hours.
Rainfall (mm): Malamjabba 02
Bannu remained the hottest place in the province where the maximum temperature was recorded at 40°C. The maximum temperature in Dera Ismail Khan was recorded at 37°C.
In Peshawar, maximum temperature was recorded at 36°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 82 per cent.
Widespread monsoon rains predicted in Pakistan till August 06
