PMD forecasts fresh spell of monsoon rains across country from July 29 to August 5

A fresh spell of rainfall is expected in the country from July 29 to August 5, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Tuesday as several parts of the country reeled from a preceding spell and subsequent flooding. “Monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal are likely to penetrate upper and central parts of the country from July 29,” the Met Office said in its forecast, adding that a westerly wave currently affecting northern areas would likely strengthen from August 1 and affect most of the upper and central parts of the country. Kashmir According to the forecast, rainfall accompanied by wind or thundershowers is expected in Azad Jammu and Kashmir’s Neelum valley,…