Thursday’s weather outlook: rain, thunderstorms likely across several regions

WEB DESK: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicts rain with thunderstorms in parts of Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, and Upper Punjab on Thursday.

Wind and thunderstorms are expected in Lower Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northeast Balochistan, and Central and Southern Punjab in the evening and night, with heavy rain at a few places. Other regions will experience hot and dry weather.

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Going region by region, Islamabad will have warm weather during the day with the possibility of evening rain accompanied by wind and thunderstorms.

In Punjab, isolated thunderstorms are expected in Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Mianwali, Khushab, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Jhang, Gujarat, Gujranwala, Kasur, Lahore, Okara, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, and Narowal. Evening and night will bring wind and gusty rain in Layyah, Bhakkar, DG Khan, Rajanpur, Taunsa, Multan, Muzaffargarh, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Bahawalnagar, and Bahawalpur, with heavy rain expected at some locations.

Likewise, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will see wind and thunderstorms in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Peshawar, Mardan, Kurram, and Kohat. Evening rain with thundershowers is anticipated in Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Waziristan, and DI Khan.

PMD predicts that Sindh will have warm weather in upper districts, with hot and humid conditions in coastal areas. Afternoon dusty winds and thunderstorms are likely in southern and central districts. Evening wind and gusty winds with thundershowers are expected in Sukkur, Ghotki, Kashmore, and Jacobabad.

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Balochistan will generally remain hot and dry, but evening rain with thunder and lightning is predicted in Quetta, Ziarat, Zhob, Shirani, Kohlu, Musakhail, Loralai, Sibi, Naseerabad, Jafarabad, Dera Bugti, and Barkhan, with heavy rain at some places.

Kashmir will be partly cloudy with strong winds and thundershowers, and Gilgit-Baltistan will experience partly cloudy conditions with thundershowers at a few locations as well.