Mainly Hot Weather In Most Parts Of Country, Rain At Isolated Places

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 20th May, 2019 ) :Met office on Monday forecast mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country whereas dust-thunderstorm and rain may occur at isolated places.

The prevailing weather condition was due to a shallow westerly wave present over upper and central parts of the country, it said.

Dust-thunderstorm and rain is expected at isolated places in Quetta, Kalat, Zhob, Sukkur, Larkana, Bahawalpur, Multan, D.G.Khan, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, D.I.Khan divisions, Kashmir and its adjoining hilly areas.

The weather during the past 24 hours was noted as dust-thunderstorm and rain occurred at scattered places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Sargodha divisions, Islamabad, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. Weather remained hot and dry in other parts of the country.

The rainfall (mm) recorded during last 24 hours was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Peshawar (AP 51, City 27), Cherat 25, D.I.Khan 17, Balakot 07, Kalam, Kakul 05, Chitral 04, Dir (Lower 04, Upper 03), Mirkhani, Drosh, Bannu 02, Saidu Sharif, Malamjabba 01, Gilgit Baltistan: Chillas 33, Bagrote 07, Gilgit 05, Bunji 04, Astore 02, Punjab: Joharabad 17, Sargodha 11, Murree 07, Chakwal 06, Islamabad (IIAP, ZP 05, Bokra 04, Saidpur 03, Golra 01), M.B.Din, Noorpurthal 03, Hafizabad 02, Gujrat, Rawalpindi 01, Kashmir: Rawalakot, Garidupatta 08, Muzaffarabad 06, Kotli 03, Balochistan: Panjgur 03.

The highest maximum temperatures earlier were Jaccobabad, Rohri 43�C, Shaheed Benazirabad, Bahawalnagar, Larkana, Moenjodaro, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur42�C.