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PMD predicts scattered rains in Lahore in next 24 hours


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LAHORE: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted scattered rains in the city during the next 24 hours.

Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) Managing Director Ghafran Ahmed has ordered for moving heavy machinery to the localities where rain is expected and directed the field formations to stay ready for the rainwater drainage process.

He also visited city areas and disposal stations of WASA. The PMD office has warned that heavy falls might cause flash flooding in local nullahs/streams of southern/eastern Balochistan. They said monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea were penetrating southern parts of the country while a westerly wave was also present over the upper parts of the country.

They predicted that mainly hot and very humid weather was expected in most parts of the country. However, rain-windstorms/thundershowers were likely in Kashmir, northeastern/southern Punjab and northeastern Balochistan during the evening/night.

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Rainfall was recorded in several cities across the country. Saturday’s highest maximum temperature was recorded at Jacobabad and Turbat where the mercury reached 46°C while in Lahore it was 38.5°C and the minimum was 28.6°C. INP

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