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Lahore received rain on Thursday morning, turning the weather pleasant and cool. The light to moderate rain is believed to have been the harbinger of the winter season. The rain was coupled with strong and cold wind. With the shower, roads and street accumulated rainwater, sending the Wasa personnel on their toes.
The areas which received rains included Defence, Ghazi Road, Ferozepur Road, Walton, Mall Road, Lakshmi Chowk, Gulshan Ravi, Jail Road, Gulberg, Garden Town, Kalma Chowk, Sanda, Shimla Pahari, the Mall, Davis Road, Lakshmi Chowk, Civil Secretariat, Sanda Road, Chauburji and other locations.
Earlier, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain accompanied by strong winds and thunderstorms in parts of Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad and upper and central Punjab over the next 12 to 24 hours.
According to the Met Office, the country’s upper regions are expected to remain partly cloudy. Hailstorms at isolated locations and heavy rainfall at a few places are also likely in the upper areas of Kashmir.
The PMD said most other parts of the country, particularly Sindh, are likely to experience mainly dry weather, with hot conditions during the daytime. Most districts of Balochistan are also expected to remain dry, although partly cloudy conditions may prevail in Khuzdar, Zhob, Barkhan and Musakhel.