More rains forecast for City

LAHORE - The City received scattered rain on Wednesday with experts predicting partly cloudy weather and more rains during the next 24 hours. The rains failed to provide any respite to the Lahorites from prevailing muggy weather. Lifting of clouds after the rains, abundance of sunshine, lack of winds and high temperature and humidity again turned the weather muggy, causing the Lahorites to sweat profusely. On Wednesday, maximum and minimum temperature in the City was recorded 37 degree Celsius and 27 C respectively. Relative humidity in the evening was recorded 68 percent. Lahore canal as usual attracted a large number of people including women and children. Not only youths but also elderly people were seen beating the heat by taking a bath in the mud colour canal water. At some places even women were seen taking a dip in the canal water. According to the experts, seasonal low lies over north Balochistan and adjoining areas. Southwest monsoon current from Arabian Sea is penetrating sub mountainous areas of Punjab and Kashmir upto 3000 feet. Local meteorological department has forecast scattered rains for Kashmir and at isolated places of Punjab, Khyber PK, northeast Balochistan, Sindh and Gilgit-Baltistan. Local meteorological department has forecast scattered rain with few heavy falls for upper Punjab, upper Khyber PK and Kashmir during the next 24 hours. - On Wednesday Faisalabad received 58 mm rain, Risalpur 45 mm, Murree 38 mm, Muzaffarabad 33 mm, Garidupatta 31 mm, Kamra 27 mm, Kohat 20 mm, Mandi Bahauddin 16 mm while Gilgit and Dir received 11 mm rain.

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