Met Office predicts rain, thunderstorm across country from June 4 to June 7

ISLAMABAD: On Monday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted a spell of dust-thunderstorm rain in the country’s northern regions from June 4 to June 7, offering respite from the ongoing heatwave.

A shallow westerly wave is predicted by the PMD to arrive in the upper and central regions of Pakistan on Tuesday night or early Wednesday and will stay there for the following three days.

It also stated that this weather system is expected to bring rain, wind, and thunderstorms to a number of areas, considerably reducing temperatures and relieving the oppressive heat that is currently in place.

Rain-wind/thunderstorms are predicted to occur in Gilgit-Baltistan (Diamir, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Ghanche, and Shigar) and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, and Mirpur), with sporadic breaks between June 3 and June 8.

In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, duststorms and thunderstorms accompanied by rain are forecast for Chitral, Dir, Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Kohat, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Peshawar, Mardan, and Kurram from the evening or night of June 4 to June 8, also with intermittent gaps.

Punjab and Islamabad will see similar weather patterns, with duststorms and thunderstorms expected to bring rain to Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Kasur, Okara, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Khushab, Sargodha, and Mianwali from June 4 to June 6.

Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Sahiwal, Multan, and Layyah will experience these conditions from the evening or night of June 5 to June 7.

In Balochistan, Quetta, Zhob, Ziarat, Sherani, Kohlu, Musakhel, Dera Bugti, and Barkhan can expect duststorms and thunderstorms with isolated rain from the evening or night of June 5 to June 7.

Sindh regions including Sukkur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, and Larkana are forecast to have duststorms and gusty winds with isolated rain-thunderstorms on June 6 and June 7.

This weather shift is expected to significantly reduce the heatwave conditions currently affecting the country, providing much-needed relief to the public.