Islamabad, June 13, 2025 — Scorching temperatures continue to dominate the weather in Islamabad and surrounding regions, with little relief in sight. However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast a possibility of a thundershower in Islamabad over the next 24 hours, offering some hope to residents suffering from the intense heat.
According to the latest PMD advisory, the capital city is expected to remain under the grip of hot and dry conditions throughout the day on Friday. However, the evening may bring a thundershower accompanied by dust storms, lightning, and isolated hailstorms. The probability of such weather activity occurring in Islamabad on Friday stands at 55 percent, suggesting moderate chances of precipitation and gusty winds disrupting the heat spell.
For Saturday, June 14, the forecast shows a slight dip in probabilities but still maintains the possibility of partly cloudy skies, dust storms, and isolated thundershower activity in Islamabad and adjacent areas. The chance of rainfall has been calculated at 45 percent for the day, which could help cool down temperatures temporarily.
Nationally, the PMD has warned of strong windstorms, dust-thunderstorms, heavy rainfall, lightning, and potential hail across various regions from June 13 to 16. These intense weather phenomena may damage vulnerable structures such as electric poles, trees, solar panels, and roadside stalls, especially in urban and semi-urban areas.
The weather system is being driven by a westerly wave currently approaching the upper parts of the country. This system is expected to influence parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Northeast Punjab, Potohar region, Gilgit Baltistan, Kashmir, and Islamabad, triggering thundershower activity in these regions both on Friday and Saturday.
In the last 24 hours, hot and dry weather prevailed across most of Pakistan, with extremely high temperatures recorded in the southern and central plains. Jacobabad scorched at 50°C, while Dadu, Noorpur Thal, and Sibbi hit 49°C. Northern regions like Chitral and Kalam received minimal rainfall, registering just 2mm.
While Islamabad remains sweltering under the ongoing heatwave, all eyes are now on the sky, hoping that a timely thundershower might bring much-needed relief.