ISLAMABAD: Residents of Islamabad and Rawalpindi breathed a sigh of relief as the twin cities received an unexpected downpour during the last 24 hours.
The unexpected rain helped broke the hot weather streak that had persisted over the last couple of days ahead of the onset of the holy month of Ramazan. The rain spell during the last 24 hours brought day and night temperatures down, turning the weather pleasant and proving much relief to the citizens of the twin cities.
The Met Office has predicted that the rain spell will persist for a few more days.
The Met Office said on Friday that the current westerly wave affecting most parts of the country was likely to persist till March 20.
According to the Met Office prediction, scattered rain-wind thunderstorm (with isolated hailstorm) is expected in Islamabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, eastern Sindh and eastern Balochistan.
The rai spell turned the weather pleasant in the twin cities with a cool breeze whizzing most of the time.
According to the Met Office, partly cloudy weather was expected in most parts of the country with rain-wind thunderstorms likely to occur in upper and south Punjab, Islamabad, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, eastern Balochistan, Sindh, and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
During the last 24 hours, rain-wind/thunderstorms occurred in Islamabad, lower Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Kashmir, Sindh and Balochistan. Partly cloudy and dry weather prevailed elsewhere in the country, according to the Met Office.
During the previous 24 hours, Islamabad received 14mm of rain in the Airport area, 12 mm in Saidpur, Zero Point, and 05 mm in Golra and Bokra, Rawalpindi received 12 mm in Shamsabad, Chaklala, and Lahore City recorded 10mm of rain.
Yesterday Met Office recorded the highest maximum temperature in Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Sakrand 37°C, and in Turbat, Sukkur, Rohri, Padidan, Mithi, and Khairpur 36°C.
