ISLAMABAD: The more intermittent monsoon rains and wind and thunderstorms with isolated heavy falls are likely in Islamabad, Lahore and other parts of Pakistan during the first half of the current week.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), has revealed that monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal have penetrated most parts of Pakistan which would strengthen within the next 24 hours. A westerly wave has also affected most central, southern parts of the country.
On July 8 today, heavy rains may generate flash floods in local nullahs, streams of Murree, Galiyat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, hill torrents of Dera Ghazi Khan and northeast Punjab. Downpour may cause urban flooding in low-lying areas of Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sialkot, Sargodha and Faisalabad.
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