Hot and dry weather, rain likely in few places

Lahore: The weather is likely to remain hot and dry in most parts of the country, including Islamabad, while thundershowers are expected in a few places, including the upper regions.

According to the Department of Meteorology, Islamabad and surrounding areas are expected to be partly cloudy, with strong winds and thundershowers at a few places. While the weather will remain hot and dry in most districts of Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan and Punjab.

Rain with strong winds and thundershowers is expected at a few places in Northeast Punjab, Potohar region, Kashmir, Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan while Murree, Guliyat, Rawalpindi, Attock, Jhelum, Chakwal, Talagang, Mianwali, Mandi Bahauddin, Narowal, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Gujrat and Hafizabad are also likely to receive rain.

A few places in Lahore, Sheikhupura, Okara and Sargodha are expected to experience strong winds and thundershowers.

Heavy winds and thundershowers are expected at few places in Dir, Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Mardan, Peshawar, Kuram, Kohat, Kirk, Lakki Marwat and Dera Ismail Khan areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are expected to remain partly cloudy, with strong winds and thundershowers at few places.