{"id":77117,"date":"2025-06-12T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=77117"},"modified":"2025-06-12T11:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T06:50:07","slug":"heatwave-alert-residents-set-to-experience-severe-heat-across-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/weather\/heatwave-alert-residents-set-to-experience-severe-heat-across-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Heatwave Alert: Residents set to experience severe heat across country"},"content":{"rendered":"

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department<\/a> (PMD) has <\/span>predicted<\/span>\u00a0mainly hot and dry weather\u00a0<\/span>for<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>majority<\/span>\u00a0of the country, with\u00a0<\/span>extremely<\/span>\u00a0hot conditions\u00a0<\/span>in the plains.<\/span><\/p>\n

A warning has also been issued for a severe heatwave <\/a><\/span>likely<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>continue<\/span> through Thursday (June 12). <\/span>\u00a0Gusty winds are <\/span>expected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in plain regions\u00a0<\/span>during the afternoon<\/span>, while isolated rain, wind\/thunderstorms <\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>expected<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>over<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>isolated\u00a0<\/span>parts of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pothohar\u00a0<\/span>plains<\/span>, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan during the\u00a0<\/span>night<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0<\/span>evening<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The PMD\u00a0<\/span>issued<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>advisory\u00a0<\/span>that temperatures are\u00a0<\/span>expected<\/span>\u00a0to remain 5-7C\u00a0<\/span>higher<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span>normal in the upper half of the country,<\/span>\u00a0including central and upper Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the\u00a0<\/span>second<\/span>\u00a0half,\u00a0<\/span>encompassing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>upper and\u00a0<\/span>middle<\/span>\u00a0Sindh, southern Punjab, and\u00a0<\/span>Balochistan, temperatures are\u00a0<\/span>likely<\/span> to be 4- 6 \u00b0C\u00a0<\/span>higher<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>than\u00a0<\/span>normal. The public is\u00a0<\/span>highly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>cautioned<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>against<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>direct exposure to sunlight between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm and is advised to remain<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>well-hydrated\u00a0<\/span>throughout<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>hot<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>weather<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, hot and dry weather will <\/span>continue<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>majority of\u00a0<\/span>districts,<\/span>\u00a0with very hot conditions in the\u00a0<\/span>plains<\/span>.
\n<\/span>Localities<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Chitral, Dir, Swat, Malakand, Mansehra, and Peshawar\u00a0<\/span>could<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>witness<\/span>\u00a0isolated rain-wind\/thunderstorms in the evening or night.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>majority<\/span>\u00a0of Punjab\u00a0<\/span>districts\u00a0<\/span>will\u00a0<\/span>experience<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>extremely<\/span>\u00a0hot and\u00a0<\/span>arid<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>conditions<\/span>, with gusty winds\u00a0<\/span>expected<\/span>\u00a0in the plains.
\nIsolated thunderstorms are\u00a0<\/span>predicted<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0Murree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Talagang, Jhelum, and Rawalpindi.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sindh will\u00a0<\/span>experience<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>intense heat and\u00a0<\/span>dryness<\/span>, with coastal\u00a0<\/span>regions<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>likely<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span>have<\/span> gusty winds. Hot and dry conditions will <\/span>dominate<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>majority<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0<\/span>areas in\u00a0<\/span>Balochistan.\u00a0<\/span>Extremely<\/span>\u00a0hot\u00a0<\/span>weather<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>expected<\/span> in the\u00a0<\/span>plains with gusty winds during the day.<\/span><\/p>\n

In Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, the <\/span>daytime<\/span>\u00a0will\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>\u00a0hot and dry,\u00a0<\/span>with<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>scattered<\/span> rain, wind\/thunderstorms <\/span>possibly<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>developing<\/span> at night or in the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>evening<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>last<\/span>\u00a024 hours, the\u00a0<\/span>nation<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>experienced<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hot<\/span> conditions. The\u00a0<\/span>maximum<\/span>\u00a0recorded temperatures\u00a0<\/span>were<\/span> Bhakkar and Jacobabad at 49 \u00b0C, followed by Sibbi, Noorpur Thal, Sargodha, Gujranwala, and Hafizabad at 48 \u00b0C.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other cities <\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Attock, Sheikhupura, Mandi Bahauddin, Jhelum, Bahawalnagar, Sialkot, Layyah, and Dera Ismail Khan also\u00a0<\/span>reported<\/span>\u00a0extreme highs\u00a0<\/span>of<\/span> 47 \u00b0C.<\/span><\/p>\n

With<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span>ongoing\u00a0<\/span>heatwave<\/span>, the Met Office\u00a0<\/span>advises<\/span>\u00a0the public,\u00a0<\/span>especially<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>the\u00a0<\/span>vulnerable groups\u00a0<\/span>like<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>children and the elderly, to\u00a0<\/span>exercise<\/span>\u00a0necessary precautions and\u00a0<\/span>stay<\/span>\u00a0indoors during\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>hottest part of the day<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted\u00a0mainly hot and dry weather\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0majority\u00a0of the country, with\u00a0extremely\u00a0hot conditions\u00a0in the plains. A warning has also been issued for a severe heatwave likely\u00a0to\u00a0continue through Thursday (June 12). \u00a0Gusty winds are expected\u00a0in plain regions\u00a0during the afternoon, while isolated rain, wind\/thunderstorms are\u00a0expected\u00a0over\u00a0isolated\u00a0parts of upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pothohar\u00a0plains, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan during […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":36119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,43],"tags":[640,17267,12346],"class_list":["post-77117","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","category-weather","tag-pakistan-meteorological-department","tag-heatwave-alert","tag-pakistan-weather"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77117","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=77117"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77118,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77117\/revisions\/77118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}