ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of rising temperatures across Pakistan from May 18, with wet weather likely to prevail in parts of the country.
In a weather advisory, NDMA’s National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) forecast scattered rainfall, thunderstorm, windstorm, and isolated hailstorm in different districts of Punjab, including Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Murree, Attock, Chakwal, Gujranwala, Multan, Sahiwal, Okara, Sialkot, Kasur, Lahore, and surrounding areas from May 19 to 22.
However, temperature will also rise throughout Punjab till May 23, it said.
Sindh is likely to remain mainly hot and dry, with mercury steadily rising throughout the province during the period between May 18 and 23.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa weather
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa is also expected to experience isolated rainfall, thunderstorm, windstorm, and hailstorm in districts including Chitral, Dir, Mingora, Batkhela, Thal, Karak, Bannu, Mansehra, Abbotabad, Swat, Peshawar, Landi Kotal and surrounding areas, with temperature also steadily surging throughout the province.
In Balochistan, scattered rainfall, thunderstorm, windstorm, and isolated hailstorm is likely in districts including Quetta, Zhob, Ziarat, Chaman, Khuzdar, and surrounding areas from May 19 to 22.
The province is expected to remain mainly hot and dry while temperature will also rise throughout the province, according to the NEOC.
In Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, isolated rainfall, and thunderstorm are expected in districts including Gilgit, Skardu, Hunza, Ghizer, Diamer, Astore, Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Bhimber, Kotli, Bagh, Garhi Duppatta, Kahuta, and surrounding areas.
During the period, the temperature will also steadily increase throughout the region.
