Weather alert: Heavy monsoon rains to continue across country

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani citizens have been experiencing heavy rainfalls since early July, which has brought relief from the scorching heat; however, due to the country’s poor infrastructure, continuous heavy rainfalls have caused flash floods.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological  Department, Flash floods are likely to be caused by heavy to very heavy rains in local nullahs/streams of Murree, Galliyat, Manshera, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Hill torrents of D.G Khan, Northeast Punjab, Kashmir, and Balochistan.

Additionally, Landslides/mudslides can result in the blocking of roads in the risk-prone hilly tracts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Heavy Rainfall can lead to urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Nowshera, and Peshawar. Caution is recommended for the public.

Windstorms can cause damage to loose structures such as electric poles, trees, vehicles, and solar panels etc. The public is warned to exercise caution.

Synoptic Situation

Monsoon currents are entering the nation from the Arabian Sea & Bay of Bengal (night). A strong westerly wave is also expected to enter the upper and central regions of the nation.

For July 14, 2025, the Met Office has forecast Rain-windstorm/thundershower is likely at isolated places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, North East/South Balochistan, Kashmir, Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Isolated heavy falls are likely in Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, North-East Punjab, the Potohar region, and North-East Balochistan.