The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecasted scattered rains with gusty winds and dust-storms in many parts of the country during the coming days. The wheat farmers are advised to remain caution about their crop, which is already in the harvesting stage in most irrigated and barani areas of the country.
According to a PMD's spokesman, some unusual weather systems of weak to moderate intensity are expected to pass through Pakistan from coming weekend. Under the influence of these weather systems, rain/dust-thunder showers accompanied by gusty/dust-raising winds are predicted at scattered places of Punjab, NWFP, Kashmir, Islamabad, and at isolated places of northern Balochistan and Upper Sindh from April 18 to 22.
Thus, the farmers are advised to remain cautions about their crops due to predicted wet-weather condition. Also, the met office observed that due to frequent cloudiness and precipitation over northern areas, the day temperatures, which normally trigger snow-melt in the month of April, are expected to remain below normal during the coming week.
Meanwhile, the provincial capital remained in the grip of heat wave, where 43.5 Celsius degrees was recorded during the day. The met office sees no respite from sizzling heat since it has forecasted more hot and dry weather with chances of dust raising winds.