Drizzle turns city weather pleasant

Widespread rain-wind, thundershower with scattered heavy falls, isolated hailstorms expected across Punjab

LAHORE:

The provincial capital received drizzle in most parts on Monday, which lowered the temperatures, while the Meteorological Department predicted start of another wet spell from Wednesday.

A spokesman for Pakistan Meteorological Department said a strong westerly wave is likely to enter the country from March 21, and likely to grip most parts of the country on March 22.

Under the influence of that weather system, widespread rain-wind, thundershower with scattered heavy falls (isolated hailstorm) is expected in most parts of the province including Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Toba Tek Singh, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Khushab, Mianwali, Sargodha, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Layyah, Kot Addu, Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan, Sahiwal, Faisalabad, Okara, Kasur from Tuesday to Friday. Widespread rain-wind/thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls is also expected at most parts of Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan during that period.

Strong winds and hailstorm may damage infrastructure and standing crops in the country and heavy rains may cause flash floods in some parts of the country.

Published in The Express Tribune, March 21^st, 2023.