Heavy rains forecast from Friday

ISLAMABAD: Another westerly wave is likely to enter Pakistan on Friday before its intensifies on Sunday causing widespread rains across the country, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

According to the Met Office, under the influence of this westerly wave, isolated rain thunderstorm with gusty winds (a few hailstorm) is expected in north Balochistan (Quetta, Zhob, Qilla Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Pishin, Musakhel), Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Mardan, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Waziristan, Mohmand and Bajur), Islamabad and upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Chakwal, Attock, Mianwali and Khusab) on Friday and Saturday.

Also, widespread rain coupled with thunderstorm and gusty winds (a few hailstorm) is expected in Balochistan on Sunday and Monday and in Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhawa and Punjab on Monday and Tuesday.

The Met Office said widespread rain along with thunderstorm would fall in AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan from Monday to Wednesday. Dust-thunderstorm-rain is expected in Sukkur, Jacobabad, Shaheed Benazir Abad, Dadu, Larkana, Karachi and Hyderabad during Sunday (evening).