Hot, dry weather returns

LAHORE: Hot and dry weather returned to the provincial capital on Tuesday while Met office predicted similar weather conditions during the next 24 hours.

Met officials said seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan. A shallow westerly wave is still affecting western parts and its adjoining areas. They predicted mainly hot and dry weather in most parts of the country. However, isolated rain-thundershower is expected in Malakand division, Fata and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Rainfall was recorded at several cities including Rawalakot, Okara, Murree, Malamjabba, Dir, Parachinar, Pattan, Mirkhani, Drosh and Sukrand. Tuesday’s highest maximum temperature was recorded at Sibbi where mercury reached 46°C while in Lahore it was 37°C, minimum was 24.7°C and humidity level was 42 per cent.