Weather forecast for Ramazan:hot in first half, pleasant in second

Islamabad: People have to brace up for some hot days in the first half of Ramazan as hot and dry weather will persist in almost 80 per cent areas of the country while the mercury would drop in the second half of the holy month with the advent of pre-monsoon.

Pakistan Meteorological Department spokesman Dr Muhammad Hanif said that this year pre-monsoon would be expected in the second half of the Ramazan, in which 2-3 rain spells would turn the weather pleasant. He further informed this agency that one or two rain spells are also likely in first half of Ramazan but mostly hot dry conditions will grip the major parts of the country.

Weather is expected to turn cloudy after each 2-3 days during the first half of Ramzan which may reduce the intensity of temperature, Dr Hanif further added.He informed that normally pre-monsoon would start in second or third week of June and this year the system would enter into the country during second week while monsoon would be expected from first week of July.

Replying to a query regarding Eid weather, he stated that wet and humid temperature is likely during the festival.“Detailed forecast on trends of monsoon would be released in the first week of June”, he added.