ISLAMABAD – More widespread rains with scattered heavy to very heavy and isolated extremely heavy falls are predicted in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and parts of Pakistan on Thursday night, Friday and Saturday.
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 widespread rains are predicted in the twin cities, Sindh, Balochistan, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir on Thursday night and the next two days with occasional gaps.
Scattered heavy to very heavy and isolated extremely heavy falls are predicted in Tharparker, Badin, Thatta, Sajawal, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allah Yar, Matiari, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Jamshoro, Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Karachi till August 31.
Heavy rains may generate flash flooding in hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan and local nullahs/streams of Karachi, Hyderabad, Dadu, Kalat, Khuzdar, Jaffarabad, Sibbi, Naseerabad, Barkhan, Loralai, Awaran, Panjgur, Washuk, Mastung and Lasbella. Heavy rains may trigger landslides in Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Downpour may cause urban flooding in low lying areas of Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Multan, Sahiwal, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Nowshera, Swabi and Peshawar.
Islamabad’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 26-28°C on Friday and 27-29°C on Saturday.
Rawalpindi’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 29-31°C on Friday and Saturday.
Meanwhile, rains with isolated heavy falls occurred in Sindh, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Punjab, Gilgit-Baltistan and northeast Balochistan.
Rainfall (mm):
Sindh: Mirpur Khas 107, Badin 95, Tharparker (Diplo 74, Mithi 72, Chachro 53, Kaloi 41, Dahli 39, Islamkot 38, Nagar Park 32), Hyderabad (Airport 67, City 54), Tando Jam 65, Thatta 60, Chhor 35, Karachi (Sarjani 34, Gulshan-e-Hadid 18, Korangi 09, University Road 07, Nazimabad 06, Faisal Base, Kemari 05, Jinnah Terminal 04, Gadap, DHA, MOS, Quaidabad, Gulshan-e-Maymar 03, north Karachi, Saddar 02, Masroor Base, Bin Qasim 01), Shaheed Benazirabad 18, Sakrand 16, Padidan 05, Rohri, Khairpur 03, Mohenjo Daro 02
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Kakul 84, Balakot 55, Pattan 08, Malam Jabba 01
Kashmir: Muzaffarabad (City 72, Airport 71), Garhi Dupatta 28, Kotli 13, Rawalakot 11
Punjab: 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
Gilgit-Baltistan: Astore 43, Bagrote, Bunji 21, Chilas 16, Hunza 15, Gilgit, Skardu 11
Balochistan: Kalat 01
In Islamabad, maximum temperature was recorded at 29°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 88 per cent.
In Rawalpindi, maximum temperature was recorded at 28°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 84 per cent.
