ISLAMABAD: Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country during the next 12 hours.

Very hot and dry condition is likely to continue over plain areas of Punjab, central and southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper Sindh, Sibi and Makran divisions.

However, dust/thunderstorm-rain with strong gusty winds is expected at isolated places of Islamabad, Rawalpindi,Gujranwala divisions during night.

In Lahore, the temperature has decreased slightly with minimum to be 30°C and maximum 44°C.

Weather in Karachi will also remain hot, dry and partly cloudy whereas the southwestern offshore wind will blow at a speed of 15-20 knots.

Temperature of some major cities recorded on Tuesday morning:

Islamabad 26°C, Lahore 28°C, Karachi 29°C, Peshawar 25°C, Quetta 17°C, Gilgit 15°C, Murree 20°C and Muzaffarabad 22°C.