Islamabad weather forecast; Met office predicts rain in twin cities & other part of country

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rains with thunderstorms in Islamabad, Rawalpindi and other parts of the country on Tuesday evening/night, Wednesday and Thursday.

As per the details, PMD forecast a shallow westerly wave will likely affect the upper parts of Pakistan from today’s evening and night.

Under these conditions, rain-wind/thunderstorms are expected in the twin cities and at isolated places in the Potohar region, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and Kashmir on Tuesday evening/night and the following two days.

Intermittent rains and gusty/dust-raising winds will likely help decrease the intensity of the prevailing heatwave this week.

Capital City Islamabad’s maximum temperatures will likely stay between 40-42°C on Wednesday and 39-41°C on Thursday.

Rawalpindi’s maximum temperatures will likely stay between 39-41°C on Wednesday and 38-40°C on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the heat wave continued in the plains of the country during the last 24 hours. Day temperatures were 03 to 05°C above normal in the Twin Cities and 04 to 06°C above normal in most parts of the country.

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Mohenjo-Daro and Nawabshah remained the hottest places in the country where the maximum temperature was recorded at 52°C. Maximum temperature in Dadu and Jacobabad was recorded at 51°C, Khairpur, Larkana, Rohri, Sibbi, Bhakkar, Rahim Yar Khan, Sakrand and Sukkur at 50°C and Khanpur, Kot Addu, Padidan, Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan at 49°C.

In Islamabad, the maximum temperature was recorded at 42°C. Relative humidity in the morning was recorded at 33 per cent.

In Rawalpindi, the maximum temperature was recorded at 41°C. Relative humidity in the morning was recorded at 25 per cent.