ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The upper parts of Pakistan are likely to experience dust storms and wet weather from June 2 which are likely to persist until June 5, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
“A westerly wave is likely to approach the upper parts of the country” during the forecast period, PMD said in an advisory on Monday.
Scattered dust storms and thunderstorms with rain are expected in Punjab and Islamabad, with isolated heavy falls and hailstorms.
Weather is likely to turn wet in Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Narowal, Sahiwal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Nankana Sahib, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Okara, Kasur, Khushab, Sargodha, Bhakkar, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, D.G. Khan, Multan, Khanewal, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Rahim Yar Khan and Layyah.
Azad Kashmir Weather
In Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, the PMD forecast scattered rain, windstorms and thunderstorms, with isolated heavy falls and hailstorms, in Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber and Mirpur in Kashmir from June 2 to June 5.
In Gilgit-Baltistan, rain and thunderstorms are expected intermittently in Diamer, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Ghanche and Shigar from June 4 to June 6.
Dir, Chitral, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Bajaur, Shangla, Battagram, Buner, Kohat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Waziristan, Orakzai, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar, Mardan, Hangu and Kurram in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa are expected to receive scattered rain and thunderstorms with occasional gaps from June 2 to June 5.
In Sindh, the PMD forecast dust storms and thunderstorms in the upper parts of the province, including Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Khairpur, Dadu, Ghotki, Kashmore, Shikarpur and Shaheed Benazirabad, from June 2 to June 4.
In Balochistan, dust storms and thunderstorms are expected in the province’s northeastern parts, including Quetta, Zhob, Sherani, Ziarat, Chaman, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Barkhan and Dera Bugti, from June 2 to June 4.
The PMD warned that the weather system may damage vulnerable structures and cautioned about the risk of landslides in vulnerable areas of KP, GB and Kashmir from June 3 to June 6.
