LAHORE – More pre-monsoon rains and gusty winds with isolated heavy falls are likely in Lahore and parts of Punjab on Sunday night and Monday, with occasional gaps.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), moist currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal penetrate the upper & central parts of Pakistan. A westerly wave also prevails over the upper parts.
Under these weather conditions, more pre-monsoon rains and gusty winds with isolated heavy falls are likely in Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Talagang, Chakwal, Jhelum, Sargodha, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujranwala, Gujarat, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Okara, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Jhang on Sunday night and Monday with occasional gaps. Windstorms are also likely in Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar and Dera Ghazi Khan during the period.
Lahore’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 32°C and 34°C on Monday and between 33°C and 35°C on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, hot and humid weather prevailed over most parts of the province during the last 24 hours. However, pre-monsoon rains with isolated heavy falls occurred in parts of Punjab.
Rainfall (mm): Mangla 88, Islamabad (Zeropoint 85, Bokra 26, Saidpur 17, Golra 04), Rawalpindi (Shamsabad 58, Chaklala 50, Pirwidahi 36, Katcheri 27), Jhelum 37, Lahore (Airport 37, City 07), Mandi Bahauddin 21, Sialkot (Airport 18, City 14), Attock 16, Hafizabad 15, Murree 11, Narowal 06, Gujrat, Gujranwala 02
Bahawalpur and Dera Ghazi Khan remained the hottest places in Punjab, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 42°C. The maximum temperature in Multan was recorded at 41°C, and in Sahiwal at 39°C.
In Lahore, the maximum temperature was recorded at 33°C. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded at 75 per cent.
Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Pakistan weather: More pre-monsoon rains predicted
