The Meteorological department has cautioned that heavy downpour may generate flash/urban flooding and landslides in vulnerable areas of Upper KP, GB, Northeast Punjab and Kashmir today (Monday).
In its daily weather report, the Met Office has said rain-thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls is expected at a number of places in KP (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, D I Khan divisions), Fata, Islamabad, Upper Punjab (Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Faisalabad, divisions), Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir, while at isolated places in south Punjab (Sahiwal, Multan, D G Khan, Bahawalpur divisions), north-east Balochistan (Zhob, Sibbi, Naseerabad divisions). Heavy downpour may generate Flash/Urban Flooding and landslides in vulnerable areas of Upper KP, GB, Northeast Punjab and Kashmir.
Weather outlook next 48 hrs:
Rain-thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls is expected at scattered places in Kashmir, Islamabad, upper Punjab (Sargodha, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Lahore divisions), KP (Malakand, Hazara, Peshawar, Mardan, Kohat, Bannu, D I Khan divisions), Fata and Gilgit-Baltistan while at a few places in south Punjab (Sahiwal, Multan, D.G.Khan, Bahawalpur divisions), north-east Balochistan (Zhob, Sibbi, Naseerabad divisions). Heavy downpour may generate Flash/Urban Flooding and landslides in vulnerable areas of Upper KP, GB, Northeast Punjab and Kashmir.
Weather past 24 hrs:
Rain-thunderstorm occurred at a number of places in Islamabad, upper/central Punjab while at scattered places in KP, Gilgit-Baltistan and north-east Balochistan and Hyderabad division.
Rainfall recorded in mm:
Punjab: Nurpur Thal 119, Toba Tek Singh 87, Jhang 72, Okara 48, Chakwal 44, Lahore (A/P 44, City 35), Gujranwala, Bhakkar 42, Kasur 33, Sahiwal 26, Layyah 20, Islamabad (Golra, Saidpur 18, Bokra 13, Zero Point 02), Sargodha 13, Rawalpindi (Chaklala 08, Shamsabad 04), Joharabad 04, Murree 02, Faisalabad 01. KP: D.I.Khan 41, Parachinar 30, Peshawar (City 14, A/P 01), Cherat, Dir 12, Malamjabba 10, Kohat 06, Lower Dir, Kalam 05, Saidu Sharif 02, Balochistan: Barkhan 56, Sibbi 37, Gilgit-Baltistan: Chillas 02, Sindh: Mithi 02.
Flood situation:
The Flood Warning Centre said here on Sunday that river Indus is in low flood at Tarbela, Jinnah, Chashma and Taunsa barrages with the water flow ranging from 3,20,000 cusecs to 2,50,000 cusecs. River Kabul is also in low flood at Nowshera with the running water of 60,000 cusecs. It said that the Sindh Irrigation department is throwing 1,06,000 cusecs fresh water of the mighty Indus downstream the Kotri barrage into the Indus delta after meeting all irrigation water needs of the Sindh farmers.