The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a forecast predicting widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across many regions of the country from July 10 to 13. Some areas may experience heavy downpours during this period.
Rainfall is expected in various parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), and Gilgit-Baltistan throughout these days. In Punjab, the northern districts, the Potohar plateau, Islamabad, Murree, Galiyat, and other northern localities are likely to see rain. Thunderstorms may occur in cities such as Lahore, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, and Jhelum, with additional rainfall anticipated in Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Narowal, and Hafizabad.
Further south in Punjab, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Sargodha, Mianwali, Khushab, and Bhakkar are forecast to receive rain, while heavier showers could affect Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Kasur, Okara, Sahiwal, and Pakpattan. Rainfall is also likely in the southern districts of Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Layyah, Muzaffargarh, Bahawalnagar, and Rahim Yar Khan.
Most districts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are expected to experience rain accompanied by thunderstorms. This includes Peshawar, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Charsadda, Kohat, and Hangu, as well as the higher-altitude districts of Swat, Upper and Lower Dir, Chitral, Shangla, Buner, Battagram, Mansehra, and Abbottabad.
Meanwhile, intermittent rain is forecast in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from July 11 to 13. Areas such as Muzaffarabad, Neelum Valley, Rawalakot, Bagh, Haveli, Poonch, Kotli, Mirpur, and Bhimber in AJK, along with Gilgit, Skardu, Astore, Diamer, Ghizer, Ghanche, Shigar, Nagar, and Hunza in Gilgit-Baltistan, are expected to receive rainfall during this timeframe.
In Balochistan, rain and thunderstorms are predicted mainly in the northeastern districts, including Zhob, Sherani, Musakhel, Barkhan, Sibi, Kohlu, and Ziarat. Meanwhile, upper and central parts of Sindh are likely to see rain on July 12 and 13, with showers forecast in Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Ghotki, Khairpur, and Naushahro Feroze.
