Overview

• Pakistan’s Met Office says intermittent rain, thunderstorms, isolated heavy falls and hail are likely Monday night and Tuesday across the twin cities, northeast Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan.
• Districts highlighted for potential storms include Rawalpindi, Murree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Sialkot, Narowal, Faisalabad, Pakpattan, Bahawalnagar and Bahawalpur.
• Recent 24‑hour totals include Murree 70 mm, Rawalakot 68 mm, Islamabad Saidpur 31 mm, Rawalpindi Shamsabad 30 mm and Lahore Airport 11 mm, reflecting widespread but uneven downpours.
• Observed conditions turned cooler and more humid with Islamabad at 20°C and 100% evening humidity, Rawalpindi 17°C and 90%, and Lahore 24°C and 75%, while forecasts put Lahore’s highs at 28–30°C on Tuesday and 27–29°C on Wednesday.
• Cyclonic Storm Shakti is forecast to track west‑southwestward, and officials caution that wind, hail and lightning could damage weak structures, after early‑Monday rain in Lahore briefly disrupted power and prompted drainage operations.