{"id":108215,"date":"2026-04-17T16:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=108215"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:33:45","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T11:33:45","slug":"weather-update-ndma-issues-heavy-rain-alert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/weather-update-ndma-issues-heavy-rain-alert\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather update: NDMA issues heavy rain alert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/another-rain-spell-to-enter-pakistan-ndma-issues-alert\/\">NDMA<\/a>) has issued a weather alert. <span class=\"diff-highlight\">As<\/span> thunderstorms, strong winds, and hailstorms <span class=\"diff-highlight\">occur<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">throughout<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">various<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">regions<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Pakistan<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">during<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">this<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">time<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">frame<\/span>, upper <span class=\"diff-highlight\">&amp;<\/span> central Punjab <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">subjected<\/span> to <span class=\"diff-highlight\">periods<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> intermittent <span class=\"diff-highlight\">rain<\/span> with <span class=\"diff-highlight\">strong<\/span> winds <span class=\"diff-highlight\">during<\/span> April 18 <span class=\"diff-highlight\">&#8211;<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">April<\/span> 19.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Thunderstorms<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">are<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">expected<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">during<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">this<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">time<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">frame<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">in<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">several<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">major<\/span> cities, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Faisalabad. In southern Punjab, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">there<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">little<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">precipitation<\/span>, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">while<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">there<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">rain<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">thunderstorms<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">in<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">some<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">cities<\/span> of Balochistan <span class=\"diff-highlight\">on<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">18th<\/span>, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">19th,<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"diff-highlight\">22nd,<\/span> and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">23rd<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Some<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">the<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">cities<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">that<\/span> may <span class=\"diff-highlight\">get<\/span> rain and thunderstorms <span class=\"diff-highlight\">include<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Quetta<\/span>, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Zhob<\/span>, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Ziarat,<\/span> and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Khuzdar<\/span>. Coastal areas <span class=\"diff-highlight\">of<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">Pakistan<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> such as Gwadar<span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">have<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">light<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">rain<\/span> and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">high<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">winds<\/span>. Sindh <span class=\"diff-highlight\">(<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Karachi<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">)<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">expected<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">experience<\/span> dust storms and thunderstorms with rain <span class=\"diff-highlight\">on<\/span> April <span class=\"diff-highlight\">19th<\/span> and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">April<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">20th<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">;<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">however<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">it<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">is<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">also<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">anticipated<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">that<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">temperatures<\/span> in <span class=\"diff-highlight\">other<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">cities<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">will<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">exceed<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">averages<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">There<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">are<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">also<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">strong<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">winds<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">and<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">rainfall<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">expected<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">in<\/span> Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Azad Kashmir<span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">along<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">with<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">potential<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">snowfall<\/span> in <span class=\"diff-highlight\">elevated<\/span> and <span class=\"diff-highlight\">mountain<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">regions<\/span>, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">which<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">raises<\/span> concerns about possible <span class=\"diff-highlight\">landslide<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">hazards<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"diff-highlight\">Local<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">jurisdictions<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">affected<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">are<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">advising<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">their<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">residents<\/span> to take <span class=\"diff-highlight\">special<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">care<\/span>, <span class=\"diff-highlight\">especially<\/span> in <span class=\"diff-highlight\">mountainous<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">areas<\/span><span class=\"diff-highlight\">,<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">as<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">there<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">may<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">be<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">possible<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">life<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">hazards<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">due<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">to<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">weather<\/span> <span class=\"diff-highlight\">conditions<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has issued a weather alert. As thunderstorms, strong winds, and hailstorms occur throughout various regions of Pakistan during this time frame, upper &amp; central Punjab will be subjected to periods of intermittent rain with strong winds during April 18 &#8211; April 19. Thunderstorms are expected during this time [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":104353,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,43],"tags":[788,27029],"class_list":["post-108215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-news","category-weather","tag-ndma","tag-weather-alert"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=108215"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108216,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/108215\/revisions\/108216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104353"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=108215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=108215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=108215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}