Monsoon currents reaching eastern, upper parts of country: MET

Monsoon currents are reaching eastern and upper parts of country on Monday and likely to stay there during the next few days, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said.

Rain and thunderstorm (with few heavy falls) are expected at scattered places in Kashmir, Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and Islamabad today (Monday).

Isolated places in Malakand, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Sargodha and Sahiwal divisions are also expected to receive downpour in the next 24-hours.

Hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country, the PMD said.

Weather on Sunday

Rain and thunderstorm occurred at scattered places in upper Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, FATA, Mirpurkhas and Kashmir and at isolated places in Quetta, Kalat and Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday. The weather remained hot and humid in other parts of the country in the past 24 hours.

Total rainfall (mm) during the last 24 hours

KP: Malamjabba 87, Parachinar 18, Risalpur 08, Kakul 04, Kohat 03, Saidu Sharif 02, Kalam 01, Punjab: Sargodha (AP 11, city 07), Sialkot 10, Lahore (City 05, AP 02), Murree, Islamabad, Faisalabad 01, Sindh: Diplo 56, Islamkot 44, Nagarparker 42, Chachro 22, Daheli 08, Kaloi 03, Kashmir: Muzaffarabad 11, Garhi Dupatta 03, Balochistan: Khuzdar, Barkhan 02, GB: Bagrote 01.

Yesterday's highest maximum temperatures

Nokkundi, Dalbandin, Chillas 44°C, Dadu, Rahimyarkhan, Sukkur, Larkana 42°C.