Rain/thunderstorm has been predicted in upper and central parts of Pakistan from Sunday to Tuesday.

According to the press release by Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a strong westerly wave is likely to grip upper and central parts on Sunday and may persist till Tuesday.

According to the press release, rain/thunderstorm is expected in Quetta, Zhob, Ziarat, Chaman, Qila Saifullah, Sibbi, Barkhan, Kalat, Khuzdar, Shaheed Benazirabad, Jaccobabad, Sukkar, and Larkana.

Rain and thunderstorm are also predicted in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Buner, Kohistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Kohat, Peshawar, Kurram, Waziristan, Bannu, Dera Ismail Khan, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, D.G. Khan, Multan, Sahiwal, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Bhakkar, Layyah, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab, Hafizabad, Faisalabad, Sialkot, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Gujranwala, Lahore, Sheikhupura, Narowal, Kasur and Okara from Sunday to Tuesday. A hailstorm is also expected at few places during the period.

Apart from that, a rain-thunderstorm is also expected in Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Islamabad, Potohar region, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Hafizabad, Narowal, Lahore, and Kasur on Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall may also cause landslides in the vulnerable areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, and Kashmir during Monday and Tuesday.