The Met Office has warned farmers to prepare for a new round of wet, violent weather that is expected to saturate the entire country starting on April 24 and lasting until next Monday.
Beginning on April 24 and continuing through Monday, April 29, the country will experience rain, gusts, and thunderstorms due to the new weather system, along with sporadic downpours.
The first regions to experience this weather spell, which could linger from April 24 to April 27, will be Balochistani locations like Noushki, Pishin, Harnai, Zhob, Barkhan, Gwadar, Kech, Awaran, Chagi, Kharan, Kalat, Mastung, Jhal Magsi, Naseerabad, Sibbi, Kohlu, Dera Bugti, Loralai, Qilla Saifullah, Qila Abdullah, Quetta, Ziarat, Shirani, and Musa Khel.
From April 25 to April 29, there will be sporadic rain showers in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Malakand, Waziristan, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Bajaur, Mohmand, Karak, Khyber, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, and Kurram. There may also be snowfall over the mountains during this time. From April 26 to April 29, the following places are likely to experience sporadic rainy and thundery spells with some heavy falls and snow over the mountains: Diamir, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Ghanche, Shigar, Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, and Mirpur.
Rainfall is expected in the following locations: Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Kasur, Okara, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Khushab, Sargodha, Mianwali, Pakpattan, and Sahiwal.
This weather is expected to persist till April 28 in the following areas: Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan, Kot Addu, Muzaffargarh, Rahim Yar Khan, Sadiqabad, Khanpur, Bahawalpur, and Bahawalnagar. Over time, rare hailstorms may also occur in some areas of Punjab.
On April 25 and 26, a dust-thunderstorm with light rain is predicted in Sukkur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Larkana, Dadu, Qambar Shahdad Kot, Jamshoro, and Sanghar.
The Met Office has issued an advisory on the impending flash floods in the local streams of Noushki, Pishin, Harnai, Zhob, Barkhan, Gwadar, Kech, and Awaran on April 26 and 27 due to the forecast of an isolated moderate to heavy downpour.