Heavy rain with thunderstorm likely in different parts of country

Heavy rain with thunderstorm likely in different parts of country

Lahore (Staff Report): Heavy rain with thunderstorm and gusty winds is expected at a number of places in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions, Hazara, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad divisions and Kashmir during the next twelve hours.

Rain may also occur at scattered places in Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Karachi, Sibi, Zhob, Naseerabad divisions, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Temperature of some major cities recorded on Monday morning:

Islamabad 24 degree centigrade, Lahore and Karachi  28,  Peshawar 27, Quetta 21, Gilgit 20, Murree 17 and Muzaffarabad 22 degree centigrade.

The Met report stated that seasonal low lies over north Balochistan. Strong monsoon currents are penetrating into southern and north eastern parts of country. A westerly wave is affecting upper and central parts of the country and likely to persist during next few days.