Intermittent rain continued in parts of the federal capital on Friday, as per forecast of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), is not letting the cold season fade away through decreasing the temperatures once again. The rain of light to moderate intensity along with windstorm and lightening started on Thursday afternoon and continued on Friday with occasional gaps, turning into heavy falls at times. The weather usually changes from cold to hot during the month of April with an increase in the day temperatures however this year, the continuous two rain spells with little gap has hindered the transition of weather from cold to hot.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecast, rain-wind/thunderstorm is expected in most places of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and Pothohar region on Saturday while snowfall is also likely in mountains in northern areas. The PMD has warned that heavy rainfall may generate flash flooding in local nullahs or streams of Dir, Swat, Chitral, Kohistan, Manshera, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir and Tributaries of Kabul River on April 19. As per PMD’s weather report of 10:30 am, rain-wind/thunderstorm occurred in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, northern/central Balochistan and Gilgit-Baltistan during the last 24 hours.—APP
