ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a warning for widespread rains, wind, and thundershowers across several regions of the country including Azad Kashmir from the night of July 6 to July 8.
The fresh spell is likely to bring heavy to very heavy rainfall at various locations, with potential risks of flash floods, landslides, and urban flooding, particularly in the northern and hilly areas.
Rain, thundershowers are likely in Kashmir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, northeastern and southern Balochistan, southeastern Sindh, and federal capital Islamabad.
Isolated heavy downpours are expected in Upper Punjab, the Potohar region, Islamabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and northern Balochistan.
The PMD has warned that heavy to very heavy rains may trigger flash flooding in local streams and nullahs of Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, hill torrents of D.G. Khan, northeastern Punjab, Kashmir, and parts of Balochistan.
Risk of landslides in Kashmir
The risk of landslides and mudslides is high in mountainous areas of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galliyat, and Kashmir, which may lead to road closures and travel disruptions.
The Met office has also cautioned about possible urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Nowshera, and Peshawar.
Citizens have been urged to take precautionary measures during this period and stay updated on official advisories.
In Islamabad, cloudy weather with rain, wind, and thundershower is expected. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, most districts including Dir, Chitral, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Shangla, Buner, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Swabi, Peshawar, Mardan, Hangu, Kurram, Kohat, Karak, Waziristan, Bannu, and Dera Ismail Khan are likely to receive rain with heavy rainfall at some places.
Punjab is expected to receive widespread rain with chances of isolated heavy rainfall in Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Kasur, Mandi Bahauddin, Chiniot, Okara, Sahiwal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Nankana Sahib, Faisalabad, Khushab, Sargodha, Mianwali, Bhakkar, Layyah, Kot Addu, Multan, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Bahawalnagar, and Dera Ghazi Khan.
In Sindh, mainly hot and humid weather is expected in most districts. However, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Badin, Thatta, Mithi, Sanghar, Dadu, Sukkur, Jacobabad, Larkana, Kashmore, Shikarpur and nearby areas may see rainfall. Karachi and other coastal regions may also experience light rain.
Hot and humid conditions are expected in most parts of Balochistan. However, rain is likely in Barkhan, Kohlu, Musakhel, Dera Bugti, Loralai, Bolan, Zhob, Ziarat, Quetta, Kalat, Mastung, Khuzdar, Awaran, Kharan, Lasbella, and surrounding areas, with a chance of heavy rainfall at some locations.
In Kashmir, cloudy weather with intermittent rain, wind, and thundershowers is expected along with isolated rain.
Gilgit-Baltistan is likely to witness partly cloudy weather with chances of rain and thundershowers.
