The Meteorological Department has forecast largely hot and humid weather in most parts of the country in the next week, advising the cotton growers to irrigate their crops as per requirement. "Due to the expected dry weather in the cotton belt, farmers are advised to irrigate the crops as per requirement," the Met Office Farmers' Advisory said on Saturday.
It also warned the farmers that gusty winds may prevail occasionally in the monsoon belt and adjoining areas, mostly in the upper half part of the country during the first 10 days of August. The country's weather, according to Met Office, is expected hot and humid during the first 10 days of August, as the monsoon weather system is approaching towards the upper parts of Pakistan. It is likely to cause rain and thundershower in the upper half part of the country including central and northern Punjab, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan and upper Khyber Pukhtunkhwa.
The met office has reported thunderstorm and gust winds and rain in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Punjab and some parts of Sindh. Met office said temperature could rise in many parts of the country to 45 degree Centigrade including southern Punjab lower Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan in the next week due to the expected clear horizon. Temperature in the agriculture plains of upper Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and central Punjab is also expected to surge by to 30 degrees centigrade during the period.
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