The monsoon rains are likely to commence over Kashmir, Upper Punjab, and Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in next 48 hours, according to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
In a press release, the Spokesman of Met Office informed that Monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal have started to penetrate North-Eastern parts of the Country.
The Spokesman said that these currents are likely to intensify from Thursday (July 12, 2018). He said that a westerly wave is also expected to prevail over the upper parts of the Country from Wednesday (July 11, 2018).
The Met Office Spokesman said that under the influence of these meteorological conditions, the monsoon rains are likely to commence over Kashmir, upper Punjab and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in next 48 hours.
The Spokesman said that more rain-thundershowers with gusty winds is expected at scattered places in Islamabad, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions), Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat divisions), FATA and Kashmir while at isolated places in Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Sahiwal, Multan divisions from Thursday to Sunday.
Moreover, he said that rain is also likely to occur at isolated places in Sindh province and north Baluchistan on July 14 and 15.
The Spokesman said that heavy to very heavy falls are also expected at isolated places in Kashmir, Gujranwala, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Hazara and Malakand divisions from July 13 to 15.
