Overview

• Intermittent rain with isolated heavy falls is likely tonight and Friday in Islamabad, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper Punjab, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, according to the PMD.
• Punjab guidance points to showers Thursday night in Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Khushab, Sargodha, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Lahore, Hafizabad, Faisalabad, Mandi Bahauddin and Narowal.
• Most Punjab districts are expected to turn mainly hot and dry on Friday, with thundershowers confined to pockets including Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Gujrat and Gujranwala.
• Short-range temperatures: Islamabad and Rawalpindi near 33–35°C on Friday and 34–36°C over the weekend, with Lahore around 36–38°C Friday and 37–39°C Saturday and Sunday.
• Recent station totals show localized downpours, including Lahore Upper Mall 30 mm and Islamabad Saidpur 28 mm, as heat persists elsewhere with highs near 41°C in Turbat and Sibbi.