Met Office predicts thundershowers for different parts of country

The Met Office on Monday predicted rains, accompanied by strong winds, for most parts of the country during the next 24 hours, 24NewsHD TV channel.

In its advisory, it said there were chances of rain at a few places in Islamabad during the next 24 hours. 

It predicted rain coupled with strong winds for the Potohar region, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Narowal, Sahiwal, Okara, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan and Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab during the next 24 hours. 

Likewise, the weather department also forecasts thundershowers for Dir, Swat, Chitral, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Buner, Mardan, Peshawar and Kurram in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) during the aforementioned period.

It further said that rains and strong winds were also expected at a few places in Zhob, Barkhan, Kalat, Khuzdar and Lasbela in Balochistan, and Bhimber, Kotli, Mirpur, Sadhonati, Punch, Bagh, Havelian, Hatyan Bala, Muzaffarabad, Neelum Valley in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.

Widespread rains were predicted for the entire Sindh during the next 24 hours. 

According to the Met Office, thundershowers were expected in Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Shaheed Benazirabad, Dadu, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot, Sanghar, Tharparkar, Hyderabad, Karachi, Thatta and Badin, while heavy rains were forecast for few places in Karachi, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot and Tharparkar.      

Reporter: Rozeena Ali