Monsoon clouds hovering over Islamabad. Photo: File

The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday said strong monsoon currents are penetrating into southern and north eastern parts of the country. A westerly wave is affecting upper and central parts of the country and likely to persist during the next few days.

Rain and thunderstorm (with isolated heavy falls) are expected at a number of places in Kashmir, Islamabad, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sargodha, Faisalabad divisions), Hazara, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad divisions, while at scattered places in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, D.G Khan, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad, Karachi, Sibbi, Zhob, Naseerabad divisions and Gilgit Baltistan in the next 24 hours.

Weather in the past 24 hours

Rain and thunderstorm occurred at scattered places in Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Malakand, Hazara, Quetta, Kalat, Mirpurkhas divisions, Mithi, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir on Sunday. The weather remained hot and humid in other parts of the country.

Total rainfall (mm) during the last 24 hours

Punjab: Kamra 79, Murree 19, Faisalabad 11, Islamabad (Z.P 06, Saidpur 06, Golra 03),Rawpndi (Shamsabad 03,Bokra 01),Kot Addu 01, Sindh: Islamkot 40, Diplo 39, Mithi 35, Nagarparker 33 , Chachoro 32, MirpurKhas 25, Dali 05, Balochistan: Khuzdar 30, Barkhan 08,KP: Dir 06, Kakul, Balakot 04,Kashmir: Rawalakot , Muzaffarabad, Kotli 01, G.B: Astore 02.

Yesterday's highest maximum temperatures

Sibbi 45°C, Dadu 44°C, Nokkundi 43°C.

Data courtesy: Pakistan Meteorological Department