Drizzle In City; Rain Spell Likely From Wednesday

He weather turned pleasant on Tuesday when it drizzled in the provincial capital with maximum temperature dropping to 25 degree centigrade

LAHORE, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 29th Aug, 2017 ) -The weather turned pleasant on Tuesday when it drizzled in the provincial capital with maximum temperature dropping to 25 degree centigrade.

According to a spokesman for Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD),widespread rain/thunderstorm associated with gusty winds (isolated heavy to very heavy falls) are expected in parts of the country from Wednesday to Friday.

The spokesman informed that strong monsoon currents would continue penetrating southern parts of the country,while moderate currents are also expected to enter upper parts and Kashmir from Tuesday night to Friday.

Under the influence of this weather system, widespread rain/thunderstorm associated with gusty winds (isolated heavy to very heavy falls) is expected in lower Sindh (Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, Karachi divisions) and at scattered places in Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Kalat, Quetta, Sibbi, Zhob and Naseerabad divisions from Wednesday to Friday.

Rain-thunderstorm is also expected at scattered places in Bahawalpur, Multan, D.G. Khan and Sahiwal divisions, while at isolated places in Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sargodha and Lahore divisions, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir on Wednesday/Thursday.

Rain-thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in Hazara, Malakand, Peshawar, Kohat, Bannu, D.I. Khan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala and Lahore divisions, Islamabad, FATA, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir during Friday and Saturday.

The spokesman further informed that heavy to very heavy falls may generate urban flooding in Karachi,Hyderabad and Mirpur Khas divisions on Wednesday and Thursday,while flash flooding in the vulnerable nullas/streams of eastern Baluchistan during the period may also be caused.