Temperature Forecast

Night temperatures are expected to drop slightly (1-2°C) and day temperatures are likely to be slightly normal in most of the agricultural plains of the country during the decade.

Rain Forecast

• Punjab

Rain-thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in upper Punjab including Rawalpindi, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sargodha, and Faisalabad in the end of 2nd half of the decade.

• Sindh

• KPK

Rain-thunderstorm is expected at scattered places in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa including Mardan, Malakand, Hazara and Peshawar Division in 2nd half of the decade.

• Balochistan

Mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of Balochistan, however light rainfall is expected at isolated places in Zhob & Kalat divisions in 2nd half of the decade.

• Gilgit-Baltistan

• Kashmir

Rain-thunderstorm is expected at isolated places including Muzaffarabad, Kotli, Neelum & Rawalakot during 2nd half of the decade.

Wind Forecast

Normal wind pattern may prevail in most of the agricultural plains of the country during the decade.

Advisory for Farmers

• Pest/viral attacks are expected over cotton and sugarcane crops during hot and humid conditions during monsoon. Farmers should be very careful and take in time precautionary measures in this regard.
• Farmers obtaining crop water through tube wells are advised to schedule the irrigation according to the expected weather mentioned during the decade.
• Farmers are advised to control further weeds growth at the present growing stages to stop any negative impact over the crops. Weeds removing practices should be started soon after expected rains in the mentioned.
• Farmers are advised to take in time precautionary measures to protect their crops, livestock and other property from any expected rains.
• Farmers of cotton belt are advised to be aware of the adverse effects of stagnant water in the fields. Mechanism for drainage of stagnant water from fields should be evolved on priority basis and necessary requirement in this regard should be taken.