Partly cloudy forecast

LAHORE: Partly cloudy weather was observed in the City here on Wednesday while Met office predicted similar weather conditions with chances of rain during the next 24 hours.

Met officials warned that heavy rainfall may generate flash flooding in local nullahs/streams of Balochistan specially (Gwadar, Jiwani, Pasni, Ormara, Kech, Awaran, Kharan, Panjgur,

Washuk, Noshki, Lasbella, Khuzdar and Kalat), while may inundate low lying areas.

They further warned that heavy rainfall may generate flash flooding in local nullahs/streams of Dir, Swat, Chitral, Kohistan and Mansehra from today (Thursday) to Saturday while there was a possibility of landslides in upper Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galiyat, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan and may affect the vulnerable locations from 18th to 21st April and windstorm/hailstorm and lightning may damage standing crops, loose structures like electric poles, vehicles and solar panels etc during the period.

Met officials said a trough of strong westerly wave was affecting most parts of Balochistan and will extend to upper parts today. Wednesday’s maximum temperature was recorded at Mithi where mercury reached 41°C, while in Lahore, it was 34°C and minimum was 19.6°C.