Pre-monsoon rains to start by mid of June

Islamabad: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast pre-monsoon rains to begin from the third week of June across the country.

The Met Office said that above-normal precipitation is predicted over most parts of the country with pre-monsoon rains expected to start from the third week of June.

The weather department further stated that there will be more showers in the second half of the month than in the first half.

The met office forecasted that Northeastern Punjab, Kashmir and adjoining areas of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as Sindh, are expected to receive above-normal rainfall.

Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan, on the other hand, may receive normal rainfall during June 2022.

Meanwhile, the Met Office noted that the prevailing heatwave with above normal daytime temperatures is likely to prevail across the country, especially during the first half of the forecast month.