The Met Office on Saturday alerted the citizens to the heat wave likely on Sunday and Monday (Aug 27, 28). Met forecast hot weather for Monday with humidity level up to 80 percent and temperature 37 degrees Celsius. However, partly cloudy weather, chances of light rain is likely on Sunday with maximum humidity 85 percent and temperature up to 35 degrees Celsius.
The Met said that mainly hot and humid weather is likely in the most parts of the country in the next 24 hours. However, isolated rain-thunderstorm may occur in Malakand, Hazara, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Mirpurkhas, Sukkur and Larkana Divisions.
"Marked seasonal low lies over north Balochistan. Monsoon currents are penetrating upper parts of the country. A westerly wave is affecting Kashmir and adjoining areas," it said.
In the last 24 hours: Scattered rain-thunderstorm fell in Upper Punjab, Malakand, Hazara, D.I Khan Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Weather remained hot and humid elsewhere in the country. Maximum rainfall was recorded in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa as D I Khan received 77 mm, Dir 10 mm, Balakot, and Mirkhani 2 mm, each. Punjab: Lahore (Punjab University 50 mm, City 19 mm, Airport 12 mm), Gujrat 33 mm.
Joharabad 29 mm, Sargodha 27 mm, Noorpurthal 20 mm, Layyah 18 mm, Gujranwala 17 mm, Mangla 14 mm, M.B Din 8 mm, Jhang 7 mm, Sahiwal 5 mm, Faisalabad 4 mm, Jhehum 1 mm. Gilgit-Baltistan: Bagrote 10 mm, Gupis 3 mm, Hunza 2 mm, Gilgit 1 mm. Kashmir: Kotli 2 mm. Highest temperature was recorded in Sibbi 45 degrees Celsius, Dadu 42, Dalbandin, R Y Khan, Sukkur, Rohri and Shaheed Benazirabad 41.