Rainfall is expected across the country: PMD

Rain Expected

According to the PMD, northeastern Balochistan, upper Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Kashmir are all expected to see extensive rain-windstorms/thunderstorms.

ISLAMABAD (Pasar Mag) – The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) anticipated extensive rain-windstorm/thunderstorm activity over the nation over the next 24 hours, with isolated heavy rainfall and hailstorms likely in many locations.

According to the PMD, northeastern Balochistan, higher Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Kashmir are expected to witness widespread rain-windstorm/thunderstorm, while southern and central Balochistan, lower Sindh, and Gilgit-Baltistan may see similar weather in isolated areas.

The agency warned that severe to extremely heavy rains might create flash floods in northeastern Balochistan, including Zhob, Musakhel, Sherani, Barkhan, Sibi, Kohlu, Dera Bugti, Nasirabad, Jhal Magsi, Qilla Saifullah, Qilla Abdullah, Mastung, Kalat, Khuzdar, and Lasbela.

Hill torrents are forecast in Dera Ghazi Khan, while small streams and nullahs in lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Kurram, Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Karak, Hangu, and Kohat, may overflow between tonight and April 3.

During the forecast period, strong winds, hail, and lightning may cause damage to fragile buildings like as electric poles, billboards, and solar panels, as well as standing crops in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh.

Cloudy weather with intermittent rain-windstorm/thunderstorm is forecast in Islamabad, with isolated heavy rainfall and hailstorms possible.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, widespread rain-windstorm/thunderstorm with snowfall over high mountains is expected in Kurram, Waziristan, Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Karak, Hangu, Kohat, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Malakand, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Balakot, Haripur, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Swabi, and Charsadda.

Cloudy weather is expected across Punjab, with scattered rain-windstorm/thunderstorm likely in Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Sargodha, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Khushab, Noorpur Thal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Pakpattan, Okara, Kasur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Taunsa Sharif,