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Moderate monsoon currents are penetrating southern parts of the country, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Friday.

Weak monsoon currents are penetrating upper parts of the country and likely to strengthen in the next 24 hours. A shallow westerly wave is still persisting over upper and central parts of the country and likely to persist during next few days, the PMD said.

Rain and thunderstorm (with isolated heavy falls) are expected at scattered places in Kashmir, Punjab (Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Faisalabad, D.G. Khan), Islamabad, FATA, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Mirpurkhas, and Hyderabad divisions in the next 24 hours. Rain and thunderstorm are expected at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Weather in the past 24 hours

Rain and thunderstorm occurred at scattered places in Sindh and isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Lahore, Faisalabad, Sahiwal divisions, FATA, and Kashmir. The weather remained hot and humid in other parts of the country.

Total Rainfall (mm) during Last 24 hrs:

Sindh: Karachi (Landhi 56, Gulshan-e-Hadeed 52, PAF Faisal 22, Model Observatory 20, North Karachi 16, Nazimabad 10, Masroor 08, Saddar Saddar 07), Karachi A/P (New Observatory 28, Old Observatory 16), Thatta 23, Moenjodaro 09, Shaheed Benazirabad, Islamkot 07, Padidan 05, Nagarparkar, Sukrand 04, Rohri, Kaloi 01, KP: Parachinar 25, Kakul, Malamjabba 06, Saidu Sharif 03, Balakot, Pattan 01, Punjab: Shorkot 15, Jhang 14, Sahiwal 09, Okara, Murree 01, Kashmir: Kotli 08, Muzaffarabad, Garhi Dupatta 05, Rawalakot 01.

Today's highest maximum temperatures

Dalbandin 43°C, Chillas 42°C.

Data Courtesy: Pakistan Meteorological Department