PESHAWAR: The Regional Meteorological Center Peshawar on Friday predicted that mainly partly cloudy or cloudy weather is expected in most parts of the province during the next 24 hours However, it said fairly widespread to widespread rain-wind and thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls is likely over Abbottabad, Haripur, Mansehra, Battagram, Torghar, Kohistan, Buner, Shangla, Swat, Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Malakand, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Mardan, Swabi, Nowshera, Charsadda, Peshawar, Kohat, Hangu, Orakzai and Kurram districts. The Center further said that scattered to fairly widespread rain-wind and thunderstorm is likely to occur over Dera Ismail Khan, Tank, North and South Waziristan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat and Karak districts. Heavy rainfall may generate flooding in rivers, local nullahs, main streams and hill torrents besides, urban flooding is very likely in some main cities. It may also trigger land sliding in hilly areas of the province. APP
