Lahore:
The city experienced hot and partially cloudy weather on Sunday, the Met Office providing similar conditions in the next 24 hours.
However, officials of the department have expressed an alert, warning that the wind, dust and thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms and strong precipitation could damage vulnerable structures such as electric posts, trees, vehicles and solar panels between Monday evening and Tuesday.
They noted that the humid currents moved to the country’s upper and central regions, while a new West wave should enter the western and upper areas on Monday evening.
Hot and dry conditions should persist in most regions. However, the rain, the wind and the thunderstorms are probably in the Potohar region, the Gilgit-Baltistan, the Kashmir, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and the north and south-east of Balutchistan during the evening and the night.
Strong isolated precipitation and hailstorms can also occur in these areas.
Precipitation has been reported by Narowal, Hafizabad, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Jhang, Gujrat, Sargodha, Mandi Bahauddin, Joharabad, Mangla, Jhelum, Sheikhupura, Kasur and Kotli. The highest Sunday temperature was recorded in Nokkundi, Sakrand, Chhor and Mithi, where Mercury reached 46 ° C.
In Lahore, the maximum temperature was 36 ° C.
Meanwhile, the average air quality index of Lahore (AQI) was 58, with PM2.5 levels measured at 2.6 times higher than the recommended annual limit of the World Health Organization.
Meanwhile, the chief minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, ordered administration and rescue officials to remain alert given the probability of storm and rain.
Taking an opinion on the submerged low zones after the rain in Rawalpindi and in other cities, it ordered agents of administration and water and sanitation (WASA) to take immediate corrective measures and to make visits on the ground.
She said: “All resources must be used to provide a timely drainage of water.”
She ordered the authorities to take the necessary measures in all cities to cope with the expected rains.
The chief minister directed the competent authorities, including rescue 1122, the province of disaster management (PDMA) and district administrations to intensify rehabilitation and rescue activities, in addition to submitting a report on damage.
