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ISLAMABAD, (APP): The weather would remain hot and dry
during the weekend and more Pre-Monsoon rains are likely by the next
week according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
Senior Meteorologist at PMD, Farooq Dar told APP that more
Pre-Monsoon shower are likely during the next week in different
parts of the country especially in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
He said mainly hot and dry weather would prevail in most parts
of the country during this weekend with chances of rain in Kashmir
and surrounding areas.
Farooq Dar said there are chances of rain-thunderstorm in
different parts of the country on July 19 evening and July 20
morning.
Again there are also chances of rain-thunderstorm in upper
Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from July 21 to July 24, Farooq Dar
said.
According to the synoptic analysis, a low pressure was lying
over central parts of the country with its trough extending south-
eastward.
Weak moist currents from Arabian sea were still penetrating
eastern parts of the country and likely to continue during next two
days. Westerly wave was still affecting Kashmir and its adjoining
areas.
The rainfall recorded during the last 24 hours was Punjab
(Lahore 48 mm, Lahore Airport 29, Jhelum 34,Mandibahauddin 14,
Rawalpindi 01;Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Mirkhani 09, Dir, Kalam,
Parachinar 07), Lower Dir, Drosh 02; Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 05;
Gilgit-Baltistan: Hunza, Astore 03 and Gilgit 01mm.
The highest maximum temperatures recorded during the last 24
hours was Dadu, Mohenjodarro, Sibbi, Larkana 48 C, Shaheed
Benazirabad 47 C, Sukkur 46 C, Turbat, Padidan and Rohri 45 C.