\u201cScattered rain-windstorm\/thunderstorm with isolated heavyfalls\/hailstorm\u201d was expected in Sukkur, Kashmore, Ghotki, Jamshoro, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Larkana and Qambar-Shahdadkot.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, \u201clight to moderate rain-windstorm\/thunderstorm with isolated hailstorm\u201d was forecasted in Dadu, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Mitiari, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Thatta, Badin, Sujawal and Karachi.<\/p>\n
Predicting the weather for Punjab, PMD said \u201cwidespread rain- windstorm\/thunderstorm with isolated heavyfalls\/hailstorm\u201d was expected in Lahore, Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad\/Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Sargodha, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Khushab, Jhang, Noorpur Thal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal, Pakpattan, Okara, Kasur, Sahiwal from April 6 (Monday) evening to April 9 (Thursday) with occasional gaps.<\/p>\n
The PMD forecast \u201crain- windstorm\/thunderstorm with isolated hailstorm\u201d in Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Kot Addu, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan, Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan and Khanewal on April 6 and 7.<\/p>\n \u201cHeavy falls\/hailstorm is also likely in Islamabad, Pothohar region and upper districts on April 7 and 8,\u201d the Met Office added.<\/p>\n In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the PMD said \u201cwidespread rain-windstorm\/thunderstorm (snowfall over mountains)\u201d was likely in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Malakand, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Balakot, Haripur, Mardan, Nowshera, Peshawar, Kurram, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Swabi, Charsadda, Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Dera Ismail Khan and Waziristan from April 6 to 9 with occasional gaps.<\/p>\n \u201cHeavy falls\/Hailstorm is also likely at scattered places on April 7 and 8,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, for GB, PMD forecasted \u201cmoderate rain-wind\/thunderstorm (with isolated heavyfalls and snowfall over the<\/p>\n mountains)\u201d was expected in Diamer, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Guanche and Shigar from Sunday night to April 9 with occasional gaps.<\/p>\n For AJK, the Met Office predicted \u201cwidespread rain-windstorm \/thunderstorm with few heavyfalls\/hailstorm in Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Hattian Bala, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber and Mirpur from April 6 to 9 with occasional gaps.<\/p>\n The PMD\u2019s forecast comes after the country witnessed a rain spell this week, with Sindh witnessing heavy showers termed \u201cabnormal<\/a>\u201d for April and flash floods lashing Balochistan.<\/p>\n Since March 20, continuous rains and flooding have claimed nine lives<\/a> and injured 10 others across Balochistan, while six people died<\/a> in Karachi after torrential rain hit the metropolis<\/a> on April 2.<\/p>\n In KP<\/a>, a child was killed while 16 people were left injured in rain-related incidents as the province received rainfall for the second consecutive day on Friday.<\/p>\n Several cities in Sindh set new records<\/a> for heavy rains and lowest night and daytime temperatures for the month of April, the PMD said.<\/p>\n Rain varying from light to heavy lashed the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad<\/a> on Friday, inundating low-lying areas, while heavy rain and a hailstorm over the last two days have damaged wheat crops in parts of south Punjab.<\/p>\n In its weather advisory, the PMD warned that landslides may occur in vulnerable areas of upper KP, GB and AJK between April 5 and April 9.<\/p>\n \u201cDue to heavy rains, flash floods are expected in Kashmir, northeast Balochistan (Khuzdar, Kalat, Mastung, Kohlu, Zhob, Barkhan, Loralai and Sherani) and Koh-i-Sulaiman mountains on April 6,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n It added that the same was likely in local streams and nullahs of KP (Kurram, Orakzai, Khyber, Mohmand, Bajaur, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Malakand, Kohistan, Chitral, Buner and Abbottabad) from April 7 to 8.<\/p>\n \u201cUrban flooding is also expected in Peshawar, Nowshera, Mardan, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujrat, Gujranwala and Sialkot on April 7 and 8,\u201d the PMD stated.<\/p>\n It cautioned the public that windstorm\/hailstorm and lightning may damage weak structures such as electricity poles, billboards and solar panels during the forecast period.<\/p>\n The Met Office further warned that \u201chailstorm\/windstorm may damage standing crops\u201d in Punjab, KP and Sindh, advising farmers to manage their crops accordingly.<\/p>\n It urged tourists and travellers to \u201cremain extra cautious and avoid unnecessary travelling during the forecast period\u201d. \u201cDaytime temperatures are likely to decrease during the forecast period,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<\/a>PMD warns of landslides, flash floods in north<\/h2>\n
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