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The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Wednesday said moderate monsoon currents are penetrating upper and eastern parts of the country.

A seasonal low lies over northeast Balochistan and a shallow westerly wave continues to affect upper parts of the country. The westerly wave is likely to persist during the next 48 hours, the PMD said.

Rain/thundershowers (isolated heavy falls) with gusty winds are expected at scattered places of Islamabad, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat divisions), FATA, upper Punjab (Rawalpindi, Sargodha, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Lahore divisions), Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir. Rain/thundershowers are also expected at a few places in Sahiwal and Bahawalpur divisions.

Hot and humid weather is expected in most parts of the country, the PMD said.

Past weather

The weather remained hot and humid in most parts of the country on Tuesday. However, rain-thundershowers with gusty winds occurred at isolated places in Islamabad, Malakand, Hazara, Bannu, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala divisions, and Gilgit-Baltistan.

Rainfall (mm) in the last 24-hours

KP: Mirkhani 23, Kalam 13, Kohat 07, Bannu 06, Balakot 05, Pattan 03, Dir 01, Kashmir: Kotli 12, Muzaffarabad 05, Garhi Dupatta 01, Punjab: Kamra 18, Murree, Gujrat 06, Islamabad (Z.P. 05, Saidpur 01), Sialkot (City 04, A/P Trace), Rawalpindi (Shamsabad 01), GB: Chillas 01.

Yesterday's highest maximum temperatures

Larkana, Dadu, Moenjo daro 46°C, Sibbi, Bhakkar, Sukkar, Jacobabad 45°C, Sh. Benazirabad, Rohri 44°C.

Data courtesy: Pakistan Meteorological Department