Key points
- PMD warns of likely flooding in local and seasonal streams
- Heavy rains are likely to inundate low-lying areas of Islamabad and Rawalpindi
- People are advised to avoid unusual exposure to vulnerable areas
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread rain-thundershowers from today (Monday) in Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, upper Punjab, Potohar region, Gilgit-Baltistan, and northeastern and southern Balochistan.
Monsoon rains continue across Pakistan with more showers expected till July 25, 2025 pic.twitter.com/LIacgjEGf0
— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) July 21, 2025
The PMD also warned that there is a risk of flooding in local and seasonal streams of Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Charsadda, Swabi, Mardan, Murree, Galiat, Nowshera, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Dera Ghazi Khan, northeast Punjab, Kashmir and Balochistan.
Heavy rains during July 21-25 are likely to inundate low-lying areas of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Okara, Nowshera and Peshawar, according to the website of PMD.
According to PMD, the water level in reservoirs is likely to increase further in the coming days as more rains are predicted between July 21-25, 2025
Water level in reservoirs are likely to rise further in coming days as more rains are predicted between July 21-25, 2025. pic.twitter.com/SFnxRZe3X4
— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) July 21, 2025
Unusual exposure
It added that heavy rains during the period may cause landslides in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Murree, Galyat, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, affecting traffic movement.
People are advised to avoid unusual exposure to vulnerable areas to avoid any untoward situation and keep updated about latest weather conditions, it further said.
Authorities in the country are bracing for another spell of rain and thunderstorms, which are likely to start in many parts of the country from Monday.
According to PMD, the water level in reservoirs is likely to increase further in the coming days as more rains are predicted between July 21-25, 2025.
