Storm Nicholas upgraded to hurricane as it heads for Houston: NHC

Houston, Sept 14 (AFP/APP):Tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened to hurricane status just as it is about to slam the US Gulf coast, with Houston in its path, the National Hurricane Center said late Monday. Nicholas is packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles (120 kilometers) per […]

Flood, storm surge warnings as Hurricane Nicholas heads for Texas

Houston, Sept 14 (AFP/APP):Storm Nicholas strengthened to a hurricane Monday as it tracked up the Texas coast just before its expected landfall, with meteorologists warning of dangerous levels of rainfall. Nicholas was packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles (120 kilometers) per hour, and was […]

Hot, dry weather hit Balochistan

QUETTA, Sep 13 (APP):The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather in most parts of the province during the next 24 hours. According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature in Quetta was recorded at 15.0 degrees centigrade and 6.9 degrees centigrade in Ziarat […]

18 killed, 4 injured in rain-related incidents in KP

PESHAWAR, Sep 12 (APP):Eighteen people were killed and four others sustained injuries in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said a report shared by Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) here on Sunday. Three houses were damaged completely and two others were partially during rain-related incidents in […]

Heavy rain affects traffic flow on Lahore roads

Lahore September 10 (Online): The torrential rains that started early in the morning in provincial capital continued till noon. Due to water accumulation on roads and squares, the flow of traffic remained disturbed. The CTO Lahore came out in the field early in the morning […]

Met department forecast hot, dry weather in Balochistan

QUETTA, Sep 09 (APP):The Met Office has forecast hot and dry weather in most parts of the province during the next 24 hours. According to the Met Office, the minimum temperature in Quetta was recorded at 22 degrees centigrade and 12.2 degrees centigrade in Ziarat […]

Rain lashes capital city; gives respite to citizens from sweltering heat

ISLAMABAD, Sep 7 (APP):Rain of moderate intensity lashed the federal capital as well as different parts of the country on Tuesday afternoon as predicted by the weather experts breaking the intensity of hot and humid weather conditions, giving respite to the citizens from sweltering heat. […]

Five days long rains spell predicted in KP

PESHAWAR, Sep 06 (APP):Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has informed that more monsoon currents are likely to penetrate in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from September 7 (Tuesday) to September 11 and issued alert to all line departments. Rain-wind-thundershower is expected in Kohistan, Shangla, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mardan, […]