Heat wave to grip country from Friday to Sunday

ISLAMABAD: Heat wave will again grip the whole country from Friday to Sunday with significant rise in temperatures, increasing the snow melting process.

According to an official of Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the whole country will be hit by intense heat wave from Friday, which will continue till Sunday.

The day temperatures will rise across the country, especially in plain areas.

The snow melting process will be increased in the next four to five days which help fill the water reservoirs too, the official said.

About the synoptic situation, the official said a seasonal low lies over Balochistan and its adjoining areas. A shallow westerly wave now prevailing over Kashmir and its adjoining hilly areas will subside from Thursday causing hot and dry weather, he added.

The hot and dry weather will prevail in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, Balochistan, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan from Friday onward.

The official said the isolated rain activity during the current month was the result of western disturbance and the monsoon period would start when that disturbance will be subsided by eastern one.

According to the climatology of Pakistan, the official said, pre-monsoon period was likely to start in last ten days of June while the regular monsoon period would begin in the first week of July.

The maximum temperatures recorded during the last 24 hours were Islamabad 37 C, Lahore 40 C, Karachi 34 C, Quetta 35 C, Skardu 24 C, Murree 26 C, Muzzafarabad 35 C, Faisalabad 40 C, Multan 40 C and Hyderabad 41 C.

The highest maximum temperatures recorded during the last 24 hours were Dadu 46 C, Shaheed Benazirabad 44 C, Larkana, Sukkur and Rahim Yar Khan 43 C.