PESHAWAR – Intermittent rains and windstorms are predicted in Peshawar and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Tuesday night and the next two days.
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, rains and windstorms are predicted in Haripur, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Shangla, Kohistan, Malakand, Swat, Kalam, Lower Dir, Kohat, Khyber, Peshawar and Mardan on Tuesday night.
On Wednesday and Thursday, intermittent rains and windstorms with isolated heavy falls are predicted in Dir, Chitral, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Bajaur, Shangla, Battagram, Buner, Kohat, Karak, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Waziristan, Orakzai, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar, Mardan, Hangu and Kurram.
Peshawar’s maximum temperature will likely remain between 41°C and 43°C on Wednesday, between 40°C and 42°C on Thursday, and between 39°C and 41°C on Friday.
Meanwhile, hot and humid weather prevailed in Peshawar and most districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last 24 hours.
Dera Ismail Khan remained the hottest place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the maximum temperature was recorded at 44°C. The maximum temperature in Bannu and Peshawar was recorded at 43°C.
Islamabad, Pakistan weather: Intermittent monsoon rains likely
