The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rainfall in the northern regions of Pakistan for Monday. Experts anticipate isolated heavy downpours and windstorms in areas including Kashmir, the Pothohar region, Mansehra, and Abbottabad.
This wet spell could potentially lead to landslides in places like Dir, Swat, Chitral, Gilgit Baltistan, and Kashmir during this period.
As per the current weather patterns, there’s a shallow westerly wave present over the northern areas of the country. This condition is expected to bring partly cloudy weather with rain, wind, and thunderstorms to isolated areas in Gilgit Baltistan and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday evening and night.
Hot weather is on the horizon for southern regions, while the rest of the country can expect dry conditions.
Come Monday, we can anticipate rain, wind, and thunderstorms with occasional heavy falls in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the Pothohar Region. Elsewhere in the country, dry weather is likely.
Over the past 24 hours, certain parts of the country experienced scattered rainfall:
- Kalam: 02 mm
- Drosh, Gilgit, and Gupis: 01 mm
Meanwhile, in terms of temperature, the southern parts saw hot weather prevail, while elsewhere it remained dry. Shaheed Benazirabad and Sibbi were the hottest places in the country, with temperatures soaring as high as 42 degrees Celsius. Turbat recorded a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius.
