LAHORE – More intermittent monsoon rains with heavy falls and gusty winds are likely in Lahore and parts of Punjab on Thursday night and the next two days.
Per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), deep depression over Rann of Kutch, India will likely intensify into cyclonic storm during next 24 hours. A westerly wave prevails over upper parts of the country.
Under these conditions, more intermittent monsoon rains are likely across Punjab on Thursday night and the next two days.
Heavy falls are likely in Murree, Galliyat, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Talagang, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Sahiwal, Okara, Pakpattan, Chiniot, Sargodha, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Layyah, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Khanpur, Khanewal, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu and Rahimyar Khan.
Heavy rains may generate flash flooding in hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan. Widespread rains may trigger landslides in Murree and Galliyat. Downpour may cause urban flooding in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan, Sahiwal and Rawalpindi.
Lahore’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 33-35°C on Friday and Saturday.
Meanwhile, rains with isolated heavy falls occurred in Lahore and parts of Punjab.
Rainfall (mm): Sargodha 63, Faisalabad 46, Toba Tek Singh 38, Gujranwala 35, Mandi Bahauddin 29, Hafizabad 27, Okara 24, Lahore (A/P 26, City 22), Narowal 23, Islamabad (City 22, Saidpur 20, Airport 15, Golra 13, Bokra 04), Rawalpindi (Chaklala 19, Shamsabad 17, Kacheri 09), Mangla 19, Kasur 18, Sheikhupura 17, Gujarat 16 , Sialkot (City 15, Airport 08), Jhelum 14, Attock 10, Bhakkar, Chakwal 07, Sahiwal 06, Murree 05, Bahawalnagar 03, Jhang, Joharabad 02
In Lahore, maximum temperature was recorded at 30°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 96 per cent.
