Alert: Intense Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms to Persist This Week

 

The Met Office has forecasted a new western disturbance set to reach western Balochistan on the evening of April 5th, likely lingering across upper regions until April 9th. The expected impact of this weather system is detailed below:

Balochistan: Rain, windstorms, and thunderstorms (including isolated heavy downpours and hailstorms) are anticipated in Chaghi, Dalbandin, Kharan, Quetta, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qilla Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Noushki, Harnai, Zhob, Kalat, Khuzdar, Barkhan, Mastung, Sibbi, Kohlu, Naseerabad, and Loralai from the night of April 5th through the morning of April 7th, with intermittent pauses. Similar conditions are expected in Panjgur, Turbat, Kech, Awaran, the Makran Coast (Gawadar, Pasni, Ormara), and Lasbella on April 6th.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Extensive rain, windstorms, and thunderstorms (with mountain snowfall) are predicted for Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Malakand, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Balakot, Haripur, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Kurram, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Swabi, Charsadda, Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Dera Ismail Khan, and Waziristan from April 6th to 9th, occurring in intervals. Heavy rainfall and hailstorms are likely in various locations on April 7th and 8th.

Punjab/Islamabad: Widespread rain, windstorms, and thunderstorms (with isolated heavy falls and hail) are expected in Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Sargodha, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Khushab, Noorpurthal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Pakpattan, Okara, Kasur, and Sahiwal from the evening of April 6th to April 9th. Additionally, rain and thunderstorms with hail are forecast for Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Kot Addu, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan, Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan, and Khanewal on April 6th and 7th. Islamabad, the Pothohar region, and upper districts may experience heavy falls and hailstorms on April 7th and 8th.

Sindh: Scattered rain and windstorms (with isolated heavy downpours and hail) are forecasted for Sukkur, Kashmore, Ghotki, Jamshoro, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Larkana, and Kambar Shahdadkot. Meanwhile, light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are anticipated in Dadu, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Mityari, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Thatta, Badin, Sujawal, and Karachi on April 6th.

Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir: Moderate rain and wind/thunderstorms (along with mountain snowfall and isolated heavy falls) are expected in Diamir, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Guanche, and Shigar from the night of April 5th to April 9th with occasional breaks.

In Kashmir (Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, and Mirpur), widespread rain, windstorms, and thunderstorms—with potential heavy falls and hailstorms—are expected from April 6th to 9th.