Rawalpindi/Islamabad: Rain forecast for two more days

Islamabad: With the thundershowers falling intermittently on Sunday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast the wet spell will continue in Islamabad and Rawalpindi for two more days.

The rain turned Sunday into a perfect weekend for the Islooites, who stepped out to enjoy the pleasant weather. The parks and picnic places were crowded, while eateries teemed with foodies especially from the afternoon to the night.

According to PMD forecasting officer Rashid Bilal, the rain is caused by a westerly wave, which is likely to persist until Tuesday. He said the maximum rainfall recorded during the last 24 hours was 21 millimetres in Islamabad and 10 millimetres in Rawalpindi.

As for Islamabad, 21 millimetres rain was reported in Saidpur area, 12mm in Zero Point, nine millimeters in Bokra and six millimetres in Golra, while in Rawalpindi, it was 10mm in Shamsabad and five millimetres in Chaklala.

The weatherman said the rainy spell would continue until Tuesday with rain-thundershower with gusty winds expected in Islamabad and Rawalpindi during the next two days. He also said there was also a greater likelihood of thundershowers falling at scattered places in upper KP, FATA, upper Punjab areas of Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore and Sargodha divisions, Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan on Monday and Tuesday and rains with dust and thunderstorm at isolated places in DI Khan, Bannu, Multan, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Zhob and Quetta.