The Met Office has issued a weather warning for various regions across Pakistan, including Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Upper Sindh, and South Punjab, forecasting heavy rain accompanied by thunder and hail within the next 24 hours.
Islamabad: Heavy rain forecasted during wheat harvest. This alert has prompted cautionary advice for wheat farmers, urging them to exercise care during harvesting activities.
While Islamabad and its surroundings might escape the brunt of the storm with just cloudy skies, wind, and lightning, other areas may experience heavier downpours.
Authorities are particularly concerned about the risk of flooding in local rivers of Harnai, Zhob, Barkhan, and Naseerabad. Additionally, landslides pose a threat in the country’s upper regions.
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Given these weather predictions, the Department of Meteorology is urging farmers to adjust their wheat harvesting schedules accordingly. Careful planning and organization will be crucial to minimize harvest losses due to potential downpours and wet fields.
The weather extremes in Pakistan include extremely high and extremely low temperatures, heaviest rainfalls and floodings. Pakistan has one of the highest temperature ranges in the world (temperature range refers to the difference between highest and lowest recorded temperatures ever) with proven weather conditions ranging from as high as like those in the Sahara desert, to as low as those like in Alaska making it one of the most climatically diverse countries in the world. The highest temperature ever recorded in Pakistan is 53.7 °C (128.7 °F) which was recorded in Turbat, Balochistan and Moenjo Daro, Sindh on 28 May 2017 and 26 May 2010 respectively. It was not only the hottest temperature ever recorded in Pakistan but also the hottest reliably measured temperature ever recorded on the continent of Asia and the fourth-highest temperature ever recorded on Earth. The highest rainfall of the world of 620 millimetres (24 in) was recorded in Islamabad on 23 July 2001. That record-breaking rain fell in just 10 hours.
Heavy rain forecasted during wheat harvest
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