Widespread rains predicted from Sunday to Thursday

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast scattered thunderstorm/rain of moderate intensity with isolated heavy falls over Sindh and upper catchments of all the major rivers in the Punjab, KP and northeast Balochistan during Sunday to Thursday.

Rainfall of moderate intensity with isolated heavy falls is also expected over the hill torrents of DG Khan Division.

According to the forecast, widespread rains have been predicted in the country during Sunday to Thursday.

Strong monsoon currents are likely to penetrate in upper parts of Pakistan during the next three to four days that may interact with the westerly wave over upper KP (Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, and Peshawar divisions), upper Fata (Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai and Kurram agencies), upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala and Lahore divisions), Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Sunday to Tuesday.

Widespread rains with scattered heavy at times to very heavy falls over the areas are expected during the period.

Owing to strong monsoon currents, during the next three to four days, widespread rains with scattered to heavy at times to very heavy falls in Sindh (Sukkur, Larkana, Karachi, Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas divisions), southern Punjab (DG Khan, Multan and Bahawalpur divisions), eastern Balochistan (Zhob, Sibi and Nasirabad divisions) and southern KP (DI Khan division) are expected from Monday to Thursday.

The Met Office has asked the authorities concerned that heavy rains may generate flash flooding and urban flooding in vulnerable areas and, therefore, precautionary measures should be taken accordingly.