Wet weekend forecast

Islamabad

The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast a rainy weekend in most parts of the country, including Islamabad and Rawalpindi.

According to weatherman Imran Ahmad Siddiqui, seasonal low currently lies over north Balochistan with its trough extending south-eastwards.

"Moderate moist currents are penetrating in eastern parts of the country and are likely to continue until Monday morning. Also, a westerly wave is likely to affect upper and central parts of the country over the coming weekend and thus, causing rainfall," he said on Friday evening.

He said under the influence of the new weather system, Islamabad, Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Lahore and Faisalabad divisions were expected to have rains coupled with strong winds and dust storm in the next 48 hours.

The PMD official said there was a likelihood of thundershowers falling at scattered places in Bannu, DI Khan, Multan, DG Khan, Bahawalpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Quetta, Zhob divisions and Gilgit-Baltistan in two days.

The PMD has already alerted the people across the country, including Islooites, to the possibility of the coming monsoon being wetter than normal.