Rain of light to moderate intensity lashed different parts of the federal capital on Monday afternoon, decreasing the day temperatures and turning the weather pleasant. The rain started as a drizzle around 3:45 pm, turned into light to moderate intensity and continued for a short time. The rain occured after the westerly wave entered the western and upper parts of the country on Sunday and was likely to persist till May 31 (Wednesday).
A number of people visited the popular recreational spots of the capital to enjoy the weather. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has earlier forecast wind-dust/thunderstorm-rain in upper and central parts during this week with occasional gaps while temperatures are likely to remain normal to below normal.
Wind-dust-thunderstorm/rain is expected in Balochistan including Quetta, Zhob, Barkhan, Qilla Saifullah, Qillah Abdullah, Chaman, Pishin, Noshki, Naseerabad, Kalat, Lasbela, Khuzdar and Sibbi), Sindh (Sukkur, Dadu, Karachi, Hyderabad, Jacobabad, Shaheed Benazirabad.—INP
