PESHAWAR – Intermittent rains and gusty winds with isolated heavy falls are predicted in Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Monday evening/night and Tuesday.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), moist currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal penetrate the upper parts of Pakistan. A westerly wave also prevails over the upper parts of the country.
Under these weather conditions, intermittent rains and gusty winds with isolated heavy falls are predicted in Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Bajaur, Shangla, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Charsadda, Peshawar and Mardan on Monday evening/night and Tuesday. Hot and humid weather is predicted elsewhere in the province.
Peshawar’s maximum temperature is expected to remain between 39°C and 41°C on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Meanwhile, rains and windstorms with isolated heavy falls occurred in the upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last 24 hours.
Rainfall (mm): Kakul 26, Kalam 18, Malam Jabba 11, Saidu Sharif 4, Pattan 03, Peshawar (City 02), Balakot 02, Dir (Lower 01), Mardan 01
Dera Ismail Khan and Bannu remained the hottest places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 42°C.
In Peshawar, the maximum temperature was recorded at 39°C. Relative humidity in the morning was recorded at 65 per cent.
