Gusty winds to cool down heatwave in plain areas
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Mainly very hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas on Saturday (today) and gusty winds are likely in central/southern Punjab and lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The weather office forecasted rain-wind/thunderstorm in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Kashmir, Islamabad and Potohar region and upper Punjab in the afternoon.
A shallow westerly wave is present over western/upper parts of the country and may persist in upper parts for next few days.
The weather will remain hot and dry in Lahore, Islamabad, Bhakkar, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad.
The Air Quality Index in Lahore was recorded at 160 points.
Mainly very hot and dry weather is expected in most plain areas with gusty winds are likely in central/southern Punjab and lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday,
On Friday, weather remained hot and dry in most parts of the country, while very hot in plain areas. However, rain occurred at a few places in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Kashmir and Murree.
Rainfall (mm): Punjab: Murree 03, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Pattan 03, Kalam 01, Kashmir: Muzaffarabad (city 02, Airport01), Gilgit-Baltistan: Babusar 01.
Friday's Highest Maximum Temperature (°C): Sibbi 48, Nokkundi 47, Dadu, Jhelum, Jacobabad and D.I.Khan 46.
Reporters Ashir Ishfaq, Marium Ishfaq, Komal Aslam, Aslam Khan