Over the past twenty-four hours, multiple areas across Pakistan witnessed rainfall, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad, with experts forecasting that the downpour will persist intermittently through Tuesday evening and night.
The Met Office warned that moderate to heavy rain-wind/thunderstorms are expected in Islamabad and Punjab on Tuesday evening/night, Wednesday, and Thursday. Isolated hailstorms are also anticipated throughout the forecast period.
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As per the Met Office weather advisory, a westerly wave is likely to affect north-eastern parts of Balochistan and southern Punjab in the next 24 hours.
In addition to the federal capital, neighboring regions of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are anticipated to experience rainfall and thunderstorms.
Rain, wind, and thunderstorms are possible on Tuesday night and Wednesday in the following cities: Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Mianwali, Khushab, Sargodha, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, and Kasur.
In addition, snow rain, and thunderstorms were forecasted for Murree, Galliyat, and the surrounding hilly districts. The following locations can expect mild to moderate rainfall with strong winds: Rajanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Kot Addu, Layyah, and Multan.
Islamabad Rainfall (mm):
Islamabad: City 27, Airport and Golra 26, Saidpur 24 Bokra 15
Punjab: Murree 35, Rawalpindi (Shamsabad 27, Kacheri 21, Chaklala 15), Mangla 12, Jhelum 10, Attock and Mandi Bahauddin 07, Sialkot (Airport 05 & City 04), Gujranwala, Gujrat, Narowal, and Chakwal 01
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Cherat 78, Dir (Upper 56 & Lower 20), Saidu Sharif 40, Parachinar 37, Kalam 36, Pattan 34, Kakul 33, Balakot, Drosh 32, Mardan 25, Chitral 23, Peshawar (City 19 & Airport 16), Bacha Khan Airport 18, Mirkhani 14
Kashmir: Rawalakot 69, Muzaffarabad (City 68 & Airport 54), Kotli 47, Garhi Dupatta 63
Gilgit-Baltistan: Skardu 32, Chilas 25, Astore 19, Bunji 10, Bagrote 09, Gilgit 07, Gupis 05
Snowfall (Inches): Kalam 16.5, Drosh 12, Malam Jabba 08, Chitral 7.6, Mirkhani 06, Dir 2.5, Bagrote 1.2, Murree 0.5
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