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  <cap:sender>pakmet_islamabad@yahoo.com</cap:sender>
  <cap:sent>2026-08-03T11:53:52+05:00</cap:sent>
  <cap:status>Actual</cap:status>
  <cap:msgType>Alert</cap:msgType>
  <cap:scope>Public</cap:scope>
  <cap:info>
    <cap:language>en</cap:language>
    <cap:category>Met</cap:category>
    <cap:event>Weather update For 24-36 hrs</cap:event>
    <cap:responseType>Prepare</cap:responseType>
    <cap:urgency>Expected</cap:urgency>
    <cap:severity>Moderate</cap:severity>
    <cap:certainty>Possible</cap:certainty>
    <cap:eventCode>
      <cap:valueName>OET:v1.2</cap:valueName>
      <cap:value>OET-159</cap:value>
    </cap:eventCode>
    <cap:onset>2026-08-03T07:00:00+05:00</cap:onset>
    <cap:expires>2026-08-04T20:00:00+05:00</cap:expires>
    <cap:senderName>National Weather Forecasting Centre PMD/NWFC</cap:senderName>
    <cap:headline>Rain thundershowers with Heavy falls in Punjab and Kashmir during next 24-36 hrs</cap:headline>
    <cap:description>Kashmir: Rain-wind/thundershowers (with scattered heavy falls at times very heavy) is expected in (Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, Mirpur 3rd and 4th August with occasional gaps.
Punjab/Islamabad: Rain-wind/thundershowers (with scattered heavy falls at times very heavy) is expected in Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Murree, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Mandi Bahauddin, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Wazirabad, Sialkot, Narowal, Lahore, Okara, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Chiniot, Khushab, Mianwali, Layyah, Bhakkar, Noorpurthal, Sargodha, Sahiwal and Pakpattan on 3rd and 04th August with occasional gaps.
Rain-wind/thundershowers is also expected in Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Rahim Yar Khan, Khanpur, Multan, Vehari, Khanewal, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu, Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur on 3rd August</cap:description>
    <cap:instruction>Heavy rains may cause Urban flooding in low lying areas of Islamabad/Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Sialkot, Lahore, Sargodha and Faisalabad on 3rd and 04th August.
Landslides may occur in vulnerable areas of  Murree and Kashmir during the forecast period
Heavy rains may generate flash floods in local streams/Nullahs of Kashmir, Murree, Northeastern Punjab, Islamabad/Rawalpindi hill  during the forecast period.
Tourists and travelers are advised to remain cautious during the forecast period.</cap:instruction>
    <cap:web>https://www.pmd.gov.pk/en/</cap:web>
    <cap:contact>+92519250363</cap:contact>
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