PMD forecasts monsoon rains across Pakistan in early July
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- Add ARY News on Google AAResize Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread monsoon rainfall across the country during the first week of July.
- According to the Met Office, most parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan and Sindh are expected to receive rainfall between 1 and 6 July.
- The PMD stated that a westerly weather system is likely to enter the country on the evening or night of 30 June.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize Islamabad: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread monsoon rainfall across the country during the first week of July.
According to the Met Office, most parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Balochistan and Sindh are expected to receive rainfall between 1 and 6 July.
The PMD stated that a westerly weather system is likely to enter the country on the evening or night of 30 June. In addition, moist winds from the Arabian Sea are expected to affect the eastern and central regions, while humid air from the Bay of Bengal is forecast to reach the upper parts of the country from 2 July.