LAHORE – Rain-wind/thunderstorms are predicted in Lahore and parts of Punjab on Thursday and Friday.
Per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), continental air prevails over most parts of Pakistan. A shallow westerly will likely enter upper parts of the country on Thursday.
Under these weather conditions, rain-wind/thunderstorms are predicted at isolated places in Murree, Galyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Talagang, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujrat, Mianwali, Khushab, Bhakkar, Sargodha, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Okara, Kasur, Nankana Sahib, Lahore, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Wazirabad, Sialkot, Narowal and Gujranwala on Thursday and Friday. Isolated rains, gusty winds are also expected in Dera Ghazi Khan, Taunsa, Layyah and Rajanpur during evening/night. Very hot weather is expected in other districts of the province.
Lahore’s maximum temperatures will likely stay between 43-45°C on Thursday and Friday.
Meanwhile, hot and dry prevailed in Lahore and most districts of the province during the last 24 hours. Extremely hot weather prevailed in plains with 02 to 04°C above normal day temperatures.
Bhakkar, Noorpur Thal and Dera Ghazi Khan remained the hottest places in the province where the maximum temperature was recorded at 48°C. The maximum temperature in Sargodha, Okara, Kasur and Kot Addu was recorded at 47°C and Gujranwala, Sheikhupura, Mandi Bahauddin, Faisalabad, Jhang, Bahawalpur, Khanewal, Bahawalnagar, Rahimyar Khan and Khanpur at 46°C.
In Lahore, the maximum temperature was recorded at 44°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 17 per cent.
