Premonsoon Lashes Upper Pakistan !

Premonsoon currents started to enter in upper and northeastern parts of country by tuesday night and on wednesday a shallow WD from afghanistan started to effect kpk and western punjab areas.
A storm developed over Peshawar divisions and lashed the city with thunder rain and gusty winds.Storm kept moving in northeast/east direction and expanded enough to cause rain in hazara. malakand, chitral, dir and other upper parts of kpk.

During evening storm gripped Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Murree with strong winds and rains.
As it travelled along the typical upper belt towards sialkot it gained strength due to presence of premonsoon currents and pour over jhelum and surroundings of kashmir.

All the areas from Peshawar to Sialkot got good amount of rainfall in last 24 hours with some areas seeing two-three spells of rain and thunders.

More rain in same areas is predicted till tomorrow morning.

Storm gripping Islamabad from west side

Rainfall during last 24 hours:

KP: Balakot 75, Kakul 68, Malamjabba 42, Peshawar (AP 30, City 24), Pattan 30, Lower Dir, Saidusharif 14, Kalam 11, Dir 09, Bannu 02, Cherat 01,

Punjab: Murree 37, Jhelum 33, Rawalpindi 25, Islamabad 19, Gujrat, Kamra 14, Sialkot (AP14, City 12), M.B.Din 05, Chakwal 04, Mangla 01,  

Kashmir: Muzaffarabad 34, Rawalakot 25, Garhi Dupatta 09, Kotli 04, 

 Gilgit-Baltistan: Bagrote 02, Astore 01.

Severe Thunderstorm in Twin cities !

On night of 1 june, 2016 A severe windstorm with scattered medium rains lashed the areas between Peshawar and Sialkot.
Initially the storm developed in peshawar division and moved towards Islamabad.It gained peak strength while approaching twin cities of Islamabad and rawalpindi.
Winds gusts caused a lot of damage to property and trees. 5 were reported killed due to roof collapsing and trees falling while 13 others were injured in similar incidents.

Scattered dusty winds and rains still persist for upper parts of kpk and punjab today late and night.

Wind speed for twins recorded during the storm duration: 

PMD at Chaklala Rawalpindi: 8:20 PM NW @ 130 km/h, 8:22 PM NW @ 148 km/h, 8:50 PM NW @ 148 km/h, 9 PM NW @ 102 km/h!!!
PMD HQ at Islamabad Zero Point: 120 km/h
PWS Westridge 8:10 PM: Maximum of 109 km/h error +/- 10 % (max possible 121 km/h +)
PWS DHA- 2 Islamabad 8:17 PM: Maximum of 120 km/h error +/- 10 % (Max. possible 132 km/h+)
                                                       Pics from Islamabad/Rawalpindi

 

Rainfall in mm:
K.P : Peshawar(A/P 26, City16), Parachinar 15, Dir, Mirkhani11, Cherat09, Malamjabba, Drosh 03, Kakul, Pattan 02, Lower Dir 01.   
Punjab :Chakwal, M.B din08, Murree 06, Islamabad 05, Jhelum03,Sialkot,Rawalpindi, Mianwali02, Gujrat, Mangla01.  
Kashmir Garhiduppata, Rawalakot08, Muzaffarabad 02 and Kot;i 01

Severe Thunderstorms Lashed Northern Punjab and Kashmir !

Yesterday around mid-night the storm developed in north/ northwest of Islamabad and started to move eastwards. As it covered twin cities of islamabad and rawalpinidi it gained strength. 1-2 inch size hails occurred in scattered parts of cities. Murree got handsome amount of rains and hails as well.
Few western parts of Islamabad even stayed dry as they just got windstorm and few light rain periods.

Storm gained strength further and expanded nicely to grip parts of kashmir and northeast punjab including jhelum, kharian, gujrat, sialkot, narrowal, pasrur, wazirabad, gujranwala and lahore.

Wind storm at sialkot airport reached upto 120 kmph from Northwest while upto 96 kmph at Lahore airport.

                                                       Some clicks from Islamabad.

Rainfall Amounts:
Islamabad Z.P, Rawalpindi 17, Lahore 16, Mianwali 13, Faisalabad 10, Balakot 09, Mangla, Garhi Dupatta 06, Jhelum 5, Gujranwala , Murree, Muzaffarabad, Sargodha, Rawalakot 04, Kotli, Astore 03, Skardu 02, Sialkot A/P , Malamjaba , Mandibahauddin, Sialkot Cantt 01.


Chances of scattered Thunderstorm activity in same areas later today or during night hours.
 

Record Heat across the country !

Vagaries of apkistan warns about very hot and dry weather during the current week all over the country. The plain areas of Punjab, KP, Balochistan and Sindh will be the centre of heat where day temperatures will cross over 45°C and centrals parts will touch a critical level of 50°C. Temperatures in mountainous areas of GB and AJK will also rise by 4-5°C above average resulting into rapid melting of snow and glaciers.


Mainly very hot and dry weather is expected over most parts of the country. Very hot weather conditions would continue over plain areas of Punjab, KP, Sindh (Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad divisions), Sibbi & Makran divisions.

Maximum Temp.

Dated: Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Astore	27.0 oC
Badin	45.5 oC
Bahawalnagar	48.0 oC
Bahawalpur A/P	46.7 oC
Bahawalpur City	45.5 oC
Balakot	38.0 oC
Bannu	43.6 oC
Barkhan	40.5 oC
Bhakkar	49.0 oC
Bunji	33.3 oC
Chakwal	42.0 oC
Cherat	33.5 oC
Chhor	47.0 oC
Chilas	38.5 oC
Chitral	35.0 oC
D.G.Khan	46.3 oC
D.I.Khan	46.5 oC
Dalbandin	45.5 oC
Dir	34.0 oC
Drosh	35.2 oC
Faisalabad	45.5 oC
Garhi Dupatta	40.0 oC
Gawadar	39.0 oC
Gilgit	34.0 oC
Gujranwala	44.0 oC
Gujrat	44.0 oC
Gupis	29.0 oC
Hunza	27.5 oC
Hyderabad	48.5 oC
Islamabad Z.P	41.0 oC
Jacobabad	50.0 oC
Jhang	44.5 oC
Jhelum	45.5 oC
Jiwani	37.5 oC
Joharabad	46.3 oC
Kakul	35.0 oC
Kalam	29.5 oC
Kalat	33.0 oC
Karachi A/P	38.5 oC
Kasur	45.0 oC
Khanpur	48.5 oC
Khuzdar	41.0 oC
Kohat	43.5 oC
Kot Addu	48.1 oC
Kotli	41.1 oC
Lahore A/P	45.8 oC
Lahore PBO	45.5 oC
Larkana	52.0 oC
Lasbela	46.5 oC
Layyah	45.5 oC
Lower Dir	41.0 oC
Mandibahauddin	46.2 oC
Mangla	44.7 oC
Mianwali	45.5 oC
Mirkhani	33.6 oC
Mirpur Khas	45.0 oC
Mithi	48.5 oC
Moen-jo-Daro	51.0 oC
Multan	46.2 oC
Murree	29.0 oC
Muzaffarabad	38.6 oC
Nokkundi	45.5 oC
Noorpur Thal	48.0 oC
Okara	46.5 oC
Ormara	34.0 oC
Padidan	50.5 oC
Panjgur	42.0 oC
Parachinar	22.0 oC
Pasni	37.5 oC
Pattan	40.0 oC
Peshawar A/P	43.0 oC
Peshawar City	43.0 oC
Quetta(Samungli)	37.0 oC
Quetta(Sheikh Manda)	36.5 oC
Rahim Yar Khan	50.0 oC
Rawalakot	34.0 oC
Islamabad A/P	41.0 oC
Risalpur	43.5 oC
Rohri	48.5 oC
Sahiwal	45.0 oC
Saidu Sharif	38.3 oC
Sargodha	46.5 oC
Shaheed Benazirabad	47.5 oC
Sialkot A/P	44.5 oC
Sialkot Cantt	44.0 oC
Sibbi	51.0 oC
Skardu	29.6 oC
Sukkur	50.5 oC
Thatta	39.5 oC
Toba Tek Singh	45.3 oC
Turbat	48.5 oC
Zhob	36.5 oC

 

M-4 Updates....

A fresh westerly weather system is likely to enter Baluchistan on Wednesday )evening/night( and likely to spread over KP, FATA and Punjab on Thursday. Under the influence of this weather system, the weather forecast for coming days is;

• Scattered rain-thundershowers are expected in Baluchistan on Thursday and Friday.
• Widespread rain-thundershower (with isolated heavy falls) is expected in FATA, KP and Kashmir from Thursday to Saturday.
• Scattered rain-thundershower in Islamabad, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Lahore and Faisalabad divisions) during Thursday (evening/night) to Sunday.
• Isolated rain thunderstorm is also expected in south Punjab (Bahawalpur, Multan, D.G. Khan) upper Sindh (Sukkur and Larkana) on Thursday (night( to Friday.

Rain/thundershowers in upper Punjab & KP may be accompanied by isolate hailstorm.

During rains, there will be high risk of land sliding in the vulnerable areas of Malakand, Hazara divisios and Kashmir on Friday/Saturday.

First 40C for the year recorded at Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Mithi, Sukkur, While Moenjodaro, Rohri, Padidan, Hyderabad, Chhor were at 39°C. Higher than normal temperatures also observed at number of places in Punjab and Baluchistan.

M-2 Updates and M-3 !!

Widespread rainfall occurred in Punjab, kpk, Islamabad, kashmir and GB during last 2 hours and still continue in upper parts.
Rain to stay continue to varying intensity between light to moderate and moderate to heavy at times expected in Lahore, gujranwala,  Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Mardan, Hazara, Malakand, Sargodha and DG divisions, Kashmir and GB during next 2-36 hours.
Isolated rain activity can happen in kalat, makran, zhob, Quetta divisions ansd south Punjab in next 24 hours as well.
Weather will be mostly clear and cooler on monday in most of country with chances of isolated rains in upper punjab, upper kpk, kashmir and GB.

A new western disturbance M-3 will approach country on wednesday which can cause rains in parts of balochistan and many upper parts of country.

Due to continuous rains landslides risks will be on higher side in kashmir and GB. While flash/urban flooding can not be ruled out for Upper belt areas of country.


Rainfall during last 24 hours  Ending at 5:00 Pm PST are as follow:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa:  Malamjabba135, Dir50, Pattan, Risalpur49, Saidu Sharif45, Cherat44, Lower Dir39, Kakul 38, Kohat29, Balakot, Kalam 28, Peshawar27, Parachinar20, Chitral19, Drosh18, 

Kashmir Rawalakot 89, Muzaffarabad 52, Garhi Dupatta 22, Kotli 16,

Punjab: Kamra 67, Murree 63,  Islamabad (Z.P 60, Saidpur 56, Golra 55, Bokra 44), Rawalpindi (Shamsabad 49,Chaklala 47), Bahawalnagar 42, M.B.Din30, Bahawalpur 27, Gujrat25, Lahore20, 

Balochistan: Kalat03, Dalbandin, Quetta02,

Sindh: Moen-jo-Daro 23, Larkana 16,Rohri, Sukkur 08, Gilgit-Baltistan: Astore 10, Skardu 04, Gupis 01

M-2 to lash country !!!

WD M-2 currently blessing most of Baluchistan with moderate to some heavy rain. It will move across the country from south to north in next 3-4 days lashing the land with moderate to scattered heavy falls with isolated hails.

Baluchistan:
Western and southwestern parts of region already got rain in last two days more rain likely over most parts of province in next 36 hours with some heavy falls in Quetta, Kalat, Zhob, Barkhan, Noshuki etc which may lead to flash flooding in local streams of the areas.
Weather to start clearing by friday night.

Sindh:
Scattered rains expected in province during friday morning to friday night and isolated rainfall on saturday.
Coastal belt of region can get fast windy conditions on friday with cloudy skies and drizzles.
Karachi and Hyderabad expected to get some thunder showers by friday.Isoalted activity to be seen on saturday.
Some central and upper Parts can get scattered thunderstorms on friday.

Punjab:
Southern parts of region including Multan to get scattered thunder showers on friday.
Central parts of province got some rains on thursday and more to come on friday and scattered chances on saturday.
Lahore to Rawalpindi/Islamabad (Upper Belt) to get periods of light rains on friday with moderate showers on friday late.Rain to turn heavy on saturday for twins and few upper parts of punjab while becoming scattered to isolated on sunday.

KPK: 
All areas of province to get showers and periods of Thunderstorms on friday and saturday.
Saturday rainfall can cause flash flooding in Upper kpk areas specially malakand and hazara divisions.
Rain with short intervals expected on sunday.

Kashmir &GB:
Periods of rainfall during next 4 days with most of rain felling during weekend and snowfall over higher peaks.