There were also reports of uprooting of trees and electricity poles at several places due to the windstorm. Amid thick black clouds, the city suddenly received rainfall with a windstorm of heavy intensity at noon, disrupting electricity, road and telecommunication systems in low-lying areas of Taxila and Wah. Earlier, the hills had received such a massive hailstorm in 1984. The garrison city of Wah wore a white look on Sunday after receiving an unusual hailstorm. He said Wasa would remain alert to tackle the issue of possible flooding in the next two days. However, water accumulated in different parts of the city but we managed to clear the roads within an hour after rain,” Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) Managing Director Raja Shaukat Mehmood told Dawn. “The water level in Leh Nullah remained low, at six feet at Kattarian and Gawalmandi bridges. However, rainwater accumulated on main roads, including Committee Chowk underpass, Rawal Road and Kashmir Road. Meanwhile, the water level in Leh Nullah slightly increased but remained below the dangerous level. Isolated heavy falls are also likely to occur in Kashmir and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. However, he said rain/wind-thunderstorm (light snowfall over mountains) is expected in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad, upper Punjab and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It said dry weather was expected in central/southern parts of the country.
The cold breeze brought down the mercury to 31☌ in Islamabad with the humidity level of 95 per cent.Īccording to the Met Office, a westerly wave is present over upper parts of the country. The meteorological department recorded 13mm rain at Chaklala and six mm at Shamsabad in Rawalpindi, 44mm at Saidpur, 30mm at Zero Point and 15mm at Bokra in Islamabad. RAWALPINDI: The heavy rain on Sunday brought a pleasant change to the weather in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. (Clockwise from top) Vehicles stop at a signal on Faisal Avenue during heavy rain, a lightning bolt flashes in the sky in Islamabad and hailstones seen on G.T.