ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday forecast mainly dry and hot weather over most plain areas of the country on Thursday, with rain-wind\/thunderstorms likely at isolated places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and the Potohar region during evening and night.<\/p>\n
In Islamabad and adjoining areas, partly cloudy and dry weather is expected, with rain-wind\/thunderstorm likely during evening and night with a 35 per cent probability.<\/p>\n
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, most plain districts are expected to remain dry and hot during daytime. However, partly cloudy weather with rain-wind\/thunderstorms is likely at isolated places in Kohistan, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram, Buner, Shangla, Swat, Dir, Kurram, Hangu, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Waziristan and adjoining areas during the afternoon.<\/p>\n
In Punjab, most districts are expected to remain dry, with hot weather in the plain areas during daytime. Rain-wind\/thunderstorms are likely in Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Attock, Mianwali, Khushab, Bhakkar, Layyah and adjoining areas during evening and night.<\/p>\n
Most districts of Sindh and Balochistan are expected to experience hot and dry weather. However, rain-wind\/thunderstorms may occur in Zhob, Musakhel and adjoining areas during evening and night.<\/p>\n
Partly cloudy weather with rain-wind\/thunderstorms is expected at isolated places in Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.<\/p>\n
During the past 24 hours, dry weather prevailed over most parts of the country, with hot conditions in plain areas and partly cloudy weather in northern areas. Dir received 3 millimetres of rain.<\/p>\n
Shaheed Benazirabad recorded the highest maximum temperature at 46 degrees Celsius, followed by Sakrand, Padidan and Hyderabad at 44C and Dadu at 43C.<\/p>\n
The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in major cities were: Islamabad 21-35C, Lahore 25-36C, Karachi 27-36C, Peshawar 24-36C, Quetta 12-35C, Gilgit 11-32C, Muzaffarabad 18-35\u00b0C, Skardu 6-26C, Murree 12-22C, Faisalabad 26-36C and Multan 25-38C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Wednesday forecast mainly dry and hot weather over most plain areas of the country on Thursday, with rain-wind\/thunderstorms likely at isolated places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and the Potohar region during evening and night. In Islamabad and adjoining […]<\/p>\n
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