The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday forecast rain accompanied by wind and thunderstorms for Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, upper and central Punjab, and northeastern Balochistan.
In its latest advisory, the Met Office that isolated heavy to very heavy falls on Tuesday (today) could trigger urban flooding, flash floods and landslides in vulnerable areas. It said hot and humid weather is likely to prevail in the southern parts of the country, including most districts of Sindh and Balochistan, where only isolated rain-wind/thundershowers are expected in Zhob, Musa Khel, Barkhan, Kohlu, Dera Bugti and adjoining areas.
The PMD warned that heavy rains today could inundate low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Faisalabad, Multan, Sahiwal, Okara, Bahawalnagar, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Lahore, the Potohar region, Peshawar and Nowshera. It further cautioned that landslides might occur in vulnerable hilly areas of upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, including Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Buner, Battagram, Mansehra, Shangla and Abbottabad, as well as Murree, Galiyat and Kashmir during the forecast period.
The PMD further warned that heavy rainfall might trigger flash floods in local streams and nullahs of Kashmir, Murree, Galiyat, northeastern Punjab, Islamabad, the Potohar region, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan.
In Islamabad and adjoining areas, partly cloudy weather with rain, wind and thunderstorms is expected, with isolated heavy downpours likely.
For Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, the forecast is for rain-wind/thundershowers with isolated heavy falls in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Shangla, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Malakand, Nowshera, Charsadda, Swabi, Buner, Kohat, Kurram, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Peshawar, Mardan, Hangu, Tank, Lakki Marwat, Karak, Dera Ismail Khan, Bannu and Waziristan.
In Punjab, rain-wind/thundershowers accompanied by isolated heavy falls are likely in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Okara, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Chiniot, Khushab, Mianwali, Sargodha, Sahiwal, Layyah, Bhakkar and Noorpur Thal, while southern districts are expected to remain hot and humid.
Cloudy weather with rain-wind/thundershowers and isolated heavy rainfall is also forecast for Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
During the past 24 hours, rain-wind/thundershowers with isolated heavy falls occurred at scattered places in Punjab, upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Kashmir, while isolated rainfall was recorded in Mirpurkhas and Barkhan. Faisalabad received the highest rainfall of 77mm, followed by Sialkot with 73mm, Bahawalpur 64mm, Gujrat 54mm and Mandi Bahauddin 49mm.