Heavy rain, strong winds expected across Pakistan on Sunday

WEB DESK: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicts more rain with strong, gusty winds, and thundershowers all across the country for Sunday.

Islamabad, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar region, Kashmir, Sindh, Balochistan, and Gilgit-Baltistan are all likely to get rainy weather on Sunday.

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Going region by region, PMD predicts intermittent rain with strong winds, gusts, and thundershowers for Islamabad and surrounding areas.

Moving towards Punjab, Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Talagang, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujarat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Sahiwal, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Nankana Sahib, Chiniot, Faisalabad, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Narowal, Okara, Pakpattan, Kasur, Khushab, Sargodha, Leh Bhakkar, Mianwali, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Khanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Khanewal, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu, Rajanpur, and Rahim Yar Khan will experience strong, gusty winds, and intermittent rain with thunder and lightning, with heavy rain expected at some places.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kohistan, Malakand, Bajaur, Shangla, Battagram, Buner, Kohat, Mohmand, Khyber, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Peshawar, Swabi, Nowshera, Mardan, Charsadda, Hangu, Kurram, Orakzai, Waziristan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and Dera Ismail Khan will see intermittent rain with gusty winds and thundershowers, with heavy rain expected at isolated places.

Likewise, in Sindh, Mithi, Sanghar, Umarkot, Tharparkar, Mirpur Khas, Khairpur, Matiari, Nowshehro Feroze, Jamshoro, Thatta, Badin, Sajawal, Karachi, Hyderabad, Tando Allah Yar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, and Dadu will experience strong and gusty winds along with intermittent rain with thunder and lightning, with heavy rain expected at some places.

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Balochistan will also get windy weather and thundershowers, with heavy rains expected at some places, including Khuzdar, Lasbela, Makran, Awaran, Panjgur, Barkhan, Musakhail, Mastung, Sibi, Sherani, Kohlu, Bolan, Harnai, Nasirabad, Jhal Magsi, Jafarabad, Dera Bugti, Quetta, Ziarat, Zhob, Gwadar, Pasni, Ormara, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, and Kalat.

Intermittent rain with gusty winds and thundershowers is expected in Kashmir, with heavy rain expected at some places. Similarly, in Gilgit-Baltistan, it is expected to remain partly cloudy, with a chance of rain at a few places.