ISLAMABAD – More monsoon rains and gusty winds are likely in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and parts of Pakistan on Sunday night, Monday and Tuesday with occasional gaps.
Per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), strong monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal penetrate most parts of Pakistan. A westerly wave also prevails over northern parts of the country.
Under these conditions, more intermittent monsoon rains and gusty winds are likely in the twin cities, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday night and the next two days. Heavy falls are also likely in northeastern/southern Balochistan, Karachi, Sindh, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northeast/south Punjab and Kashmir.
Torrential rains may generate flash flooding in local nullahs/streams of Dera Ghazi Khan, Zhob, Barkhan, Musa Khel, Loralai, Sibbi, Harnai, Kohlu, Dera Bugti, Jhal Magsi, Nasirabad, Jaffarabad, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbella, Awaran, Kech, Panjgur, Jacobabad, Qamber Shahdad Kot, Larkana, Dadu, Jamshoro, Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Sialkot, Narowal, Jhelum, Gujrat and Kashmir. Downpours may cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Sukkur, Kashmore, Ghotki, Shikarpur and Khairpur from tonight to August 05. Landslides may disrupt traffic in vulnerable hilly areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Islamabad’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 31-33°C on Monday and 32-34°C on Tuesday.
Rawalpindi’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 32-34°C on Monday and Tuesday.
Meanwhile, rains with isolated heavy falls occurred in Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Punjab, Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan and Balochistan during the last 24 hours.
Rainfall:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 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
Kashmir: Muzaffarabad (City 94, Airport 58), Garhi Dupatta 22, Rawalakot 05
Punjab: Toba Tek Singh 63, Islamabad (Golra 53, Saidpur 26, Zero Point 25, Airport 16, Bokra 02), Okara 46, Attock 38, Lahore Airport 16, Murree 14, Bahawalpur (City 14، Airport 07), Chakwal 10, Bahawalnagar 09, Sahiwal 08, Khanewal 05, Hafizabad, Sheikhupura 04, Faisalabad 03, Rawalpindi (Chaklala 03, Shamsabad 02, Kacheri 01), Jhang, Multan City 02, Sargodha City, Noorpur Thal 01
Sindh: Karachi (Gadap 42, Orangi Town 29, Surjani Town 19, North Karachi 21, Nazimabad 10, Masroor Base 09, Gulshan-E-Maymar 08, Kemari 03, Old Area Airport, Faisal Base 02, University Road 02, Jinnah Terminal 01), Jacobabad, Larkana 15, Tando Jam 12, Badin 09, Mohenjo-Daro 07, Chhor, Sakrand 05, Hyderabad 04, Padidan, Nawabshah 03, Mir Pur Khas 02, Thatta, Dadu, Mithi 01
Balochistan: Sibbi 31, Barkhan 19, Kalat 16, Khuzdar 07, Lasbella 03, Zhob 02
Gilgit-Baltistan: Chilas 06, Gilgit 04, Gupis 03, Bagrote 01
Nokkundi and Bunji remained the hottest places in the country where the maximum temperature was recorded at 41°C. Maximum temperature in Okara and Chilas was recorded at 39°C.
In Islamabad, maximum temperature was recorded at 33°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 73 per cent.
In Rawalpindi, maximum temperature was recorded at 33°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 56 per cent.
Widespread monsoon rains predicted in Pakistan till August 06
