• Peshawar, KPK, is expecting widespread rain and wind from Wednesday to Friday.
• A westerly wave entering western Pakistan will gradually affect the upper and central regions by Friday.
• Dry weather prevailed in Peshawar and most parts of KPK, with Kakul receiving some rain.

Peshawar and various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are bracing for widespread rain, wind, thunderstorms, and isolated hailstorms, as predicted by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) for Wednesday evening/night, Thursday, and Friday.

The PMD has indicated the arrival of a westerly wave, expected to enter western Pakistan on Wednesday night and gradually affect most upper and central regions by Friday.

Under the influence of this weather system, rain, windstorms, and thunderstorms are forecasted in several districts, including Dir, Swat, Malakand, Buner, Manshera, Abbottabad, Peshawar, and Kohistan, on Wednesday evening and night.

On Thursday and Friday, these weather conditions are expected to extend to Chitral, Haripur, Kohistan, Shangla, Waziristan, Kohat, Lakki Marwat, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Bajaur, Mohmand, Karak, Charsadda, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, and Kurram, among others.

The PMD has warned of potential flash floods in local nullahs and streams in various regions, including Dir, Swat, Chitral, Manshera, and Kohistan, on the 27th and 28th of April. Landslides are also likely in Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the 27th to the 29th of April.

The adverse weather conditions, including windstorms, hailstorms, and lightning, may pose risks to human life, standing crops, and infrastructure like electric poles and solar panels. Farmers are advised to take precautions, and tourists are urged to avoid unnecessary travel from the 26th to the 29th of April. Temperatures are expected to decrease during this wet spell.

Peshawar is anticipated to experience maximum temperatures ranging from 31–33 degrees Celsius on Thursday and 28–30 degrees Celsius on Friday.

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In the past 24 hours, dry weather prevailed in Peshawar and most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with Kakul receiving 01 mm of rain.

Dera Ismail Khan recorded the highest temperature in the province at 34 degrees Celsius, with a relative humidity of 71 percent during the morning. In Peshawar, the maximum temperature was recorded at 33 degrees Celsius, with a relative humidity of 73 percent during the morning.