PESHAWAR – Widespread intermittent rains and gusty winds, with isolated heavy falls, are likely in Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday night and the next two days.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), monsoon currents penetrate most parts of Pakistan. A westerly wave also affects the central/southern parts of the country.
Under these weather conditions, widespread intermittent rains and gusty winds are likely in Dir, Chitral, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Shangla, Battagram, Buner, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Peshawar, Mardan, Hangu, Kurram, Kohat, Waziristan, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan on Tuesday night and the next two days. Heavy rains are also likely at isolated places during the period.
Downpour may generate flash floods in local nullahs/streams of Galiyat, Manshera, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi and Mardan. Bursts of heavy rains may cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of Nowshera and Peshawar.
Peshawar’s maximum temperature is expected to remain between 36°C and 38°C on Wednesday and Thursday and between 37°C and 39°C on Friday.
Meanwhile, rains and gusty winds with isolated heavy falls occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last 24 hours.
Rainfall (mm): Balakot 40, Malam Jabba 28, Kakul 13, Dir (Lower 04, Upper 01)
Chitral remained the hottest place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 39°C. The maximum temperature in Peshawar and Bannu was recorded at 37°C.
Islamabad, Pakistan weather: More widespread monsoon rains predicted
