ISLAMABAD: Rain and wind-thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls and hailstorm is expected in Balochistan, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Potohar region, south Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan and Kashmir during the next twenty-four hours.
Temperature of some major cities recorded on Friday. Islamabad sixteen degree centigrade, Lahore twenty-two, Karachi twenty-six, Peshawar twenty-one, Quetta and Muzafarabad fifteen, Gilgit thirteen and Murree seven degree centigrade.
According to Met Office weather forecast for Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, cloudy and chances of rain with wind thunderstorm weather is expected in Srinagar, Leh, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian and Baramula, while partly cloudy in Jammu.
Temperature recorded. Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag and Baramula six degree centigrade, Jammu seventeen, Leh minus four and Shopian five degree centigrade.
Meanwhile, agriculture spokesman has urged farmers to beware of unexpected rains and windstorm and modify their schedule for cotton sowing or wheat harvesting in the light of weather forecasts issued by meteorological department and aired and published by electronic and print media.
In a statement, the spokesman said, according to Meteorological Department forecast, rain was expected in south Punjab districts including Multan, DG Khan, Bahawalnagar and Sahiwal and hailing in some parts from Apr 27 to May 3 and added that it can damage the recently sown cotton crop, wheat awaiting harvest, besides maize and fodder crops.
He advised farmers to stop cotton sowing in case of rain and begin it only when rain is stopped and water does not remain standing.
In case the rain and hailing have damaged an already sown cotton crop then farmers should repeat cotton sowing when the weather turns right.
Farmers should stop wheat harvest in case of unexpected rain threat and already harvested stock be covered by some tarpaulin or some sheet.
