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Heatwave Grips Pakistan as Met Issues Rain Hailstorm Alert

Heatwave Grips Pakistan as Met Issues Rain Hailstorm Alert

The feel-like temperature will be more than the actual reading, according to the Met Office.

Winds are blowing from the southwest direction in the city at a speed of 11 kilometres per hour.

The doctors have advised citizens to stay hydrated and avoid direct sun exposure during peak hours, as heatwave-like conditions continue to affect the city.

The Met Office has issued a caution for wind/hailstorm and heavy rainfall in the upper areas of the country on Thursday evening or night.

Weather in most areas of the country will remain hot and dry, while in Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, Potohar region, and upper Punjab, weather will remain partly cloudy with likely wind/dust storm and rainfall.

Yesterday maximum temperature 47 Celsius recorded at Balochistan’s Turbat and Sibi and Sindh’s Jacobabad, while 45 C at Hyderabad, Shaheed Benazirabad, Mohen jo Daro, Bhakkar and Lasbela. Hyderabad also received rainfall in the evening yesterday.

Met Office has forecast maximum 47 Celsius temperature at Jacobabad, Turbat and Sibi, while 45 C at Dadu, Nawabshah and Hyderabad.

Heavy rainfall and hailstorms are also expected in some areas of Kashmir, Potohar region, and upper KP.

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