Rain coupled with windstorm forecast for upcountry

Islamabad: Promising a relief from the current hot weather, the Met Office on Thursday forecast rain coupled with wind and thunderstorm in upper and central parts of the country including Islamabad and Rawalpindi. According to it, weak moist currents from Arabian sea are penetrating into central and upper parts of the country and are likely to continue during the next two to three days.

Under the influence of this weather system, rain-wind-thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sheikhupura and Sargodha from Thursday night to Sunday particularly during evening/night and morning hours.

Rain-dust-thunderstorm is also expected in Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Sahiwal, Okara, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Khanpur, Rajanpur, Kalat, Barkhan, Loralai and Sibbi on Saturday and Sunday during evening/night. As for possible impacts of the rainy spell, the prevailing hot weather condition is likely to subside and there is a possibility of damage to public property by windstorm.