The Pakistan Meteorological Department predicts more rain, wind, thunderstorms, and isolated hailstorms in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and parts of Pakistan over the weekend. This is due to a weather system called a westerly wave affecting the upper and central regions of the country.

Expect these weather conditions on Friday evening/night and the following two days in areas like Islamabad, Rawalpindi, upper and central Punjab, Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and northern Balochistan. Some places might experience heavy rainfall and hailstorms.

This rainy spell will help bring temperatures back to normal levels, as they are currently 3 to 5 degrees Celsius above average in some parts of Pakistan.

On Saturday, Islamabad’s maximum temperature will be around 31-33°C, dropping to 28-30°C on Sunday. Rawalpindi will see temperatures of 35-37°C on Saturday and 33-35°C on Sunday.

In the last 24 hours, rain, wind, and thunderstorms occurred in various regions, while hot and dry weather prevailed elsewhere.

Here are the rainfall amounts recorded:

• In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Bannu 24mm, Dir 14mm, Malam Jabba 08mm, Kakul 07mm, Balakot 05mm, Saidu Sharif 04mm, Kalam, Chitral 03mm, Drosh 02mm.
• In Punjab: Islamabad (Zero point 15mm, Saidpur 11mm, Golla 08mm, Bokra 07mm), Rawalpindi (Kachahri 11mm, Chaklala 14mm, Shams Abad 05mm), Murree 05mm, Sialkot 03mm, Attock 02mm.
• In Kashmir: Rawalakot 20mm, Kotli 15mm, Garhi Dupta 05mm, Muzaffarabad (Airport 04mm, City 03mm).
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• In Balochistan: Kalat 03mm and Barkhan 02mm.

The hottest place recorded was Jacobabad with a maximum temperature of 48°C. In Islamabad, the maximum temperature was 32°C with a relative humidity of 50% in the evening. In Rawalpindi, it was also 32°C with a relative humidity of 39% in the evening.