--- title: "Rain, windstorms, and hailstorms forecast in upper parts of Pakistan" description: "Most outlets reported the weather alert issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department, emphasizing the forecast of rain, windstorms, and isolated hailstorms in the upper regions of the country from October 6–7. While the framing was largely consistent, some outlets, like 24 News HD and Dawn, specified the inclusion of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, whereas others, such as Pakistan Observer and Minute Mirror, highlighted the westerly wave as the cause or mentioned the alert in more general terms. The Nation and Associated Press of Pakistan repeated nearly identical phrasing, focusing on the PMD’s forecast without additional regional details." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12484-upper-parts-of-country-likely-to-see-rainy-windy-conditions site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Rain, windstorms, and hailstorms forecast in upper parts of Pakistan pakistan · updated 6 Oct 2026, 9:16 PM PKT · 5–6 Oct 2026 · 7 articles from 6 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 6 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s forecast of rain, windstorms, and isolated hailstorms in upper regions from October 6–7. While all mentioned the weather conditions, some added regional specifics, such as Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. A few also noted the influence of a westerly wave, and one described the timing as "from Tuesday to Wednesday" without explicitly naming the dates. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 6 Oct 2026 — Rain, thunderstorms likely in upper parts, Potohar, northeast Punjab (1 outlet) - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Rain, thunderstorms likely in upper parts, Potohar, northeast Punjab](https://www.app.com.pk/national/rain-thunderstorms-likely-in-upper-parts-potohar-northeast-punjab/) · 6 Oct 2026, 9:16 PM PKT > Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain-windstorm/thunderstorm with isolated hailstorm and heavy rain in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, Potohar region and northeastern Punjab on Wednesday. ### 5 Oct 2026 — Rain, windstorms, and hailstorms forecast in upper parts of Pakistan (6 outlets) > Most outlets reported the weather alert issued by the Pakistan Meteorological Department, emphasizing the forecast of rain, windstorms, and isolated hailstorms in the upper regions of the country from October 6–7. While the framing was largely consistent, some outlets, like 24 News HD and Dawn, specified the inclusion of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan, whereas others, such as Pakistan Observer and Minute Mirror, highlighted the westerly wave as the cause or mentioned the alert in more general terms. The Nation and Associated Press of Pakistan repeated nearly identical phrasing, focusing on the PMD’s forecast without additional regional details. - **The Nation** — [Rain, windstorm, hailstorm forecast in upper parts of country: PMD](https://www.nation.com.pk/05-Oct-2026/rain-windstorm-hailstorm-forecast-upper-parts-country-pmd) · 5 Oct 2026, 8:54 PM PKT > The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain-windstorm/thunderstorm with isolated hailstorm in upper parts of the country from Tuesday to Wednesday under the influence of a westerly wave. - **Dawn** — [Upper parts of country likely to see rainy, windy conditions from Oct 6-7](https://www.dawn.com/news/2034958/upper-parts-of-country-likely-to-see-rainy-windy-conditions-from-oct-6-7) · 5 Oct 2026, 8:08 PM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing > The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday predicted heavy rains, strong winds and thunderstorms, with isolated hailstorms, in the upper parts of the country over the next two days. In a press release, the Met Office said a westerly wave was likely to enter the upper parts of the country tonight and was expected to persist until Oct 7 (Wednesday). Under the influence of this weather... - **Pakistan Observer** — [Westerly Wave to Bring Rain, Hailstorms Across Parts of Pakistan](https://pakobserver.net/westerly-wave-to-bring-rain-hailstorms-across-parts-of-pakistan/) · 5 Oct 2026, 7:18 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted rain and gusty winds with isolated hailstorms across several parts of the country… - **Minute Mirror** — [Rain and hailstorm alert issued for Punjab, KP and...](https://minutemirror.com.pk/rain-and-hailstorm-alert-issued-for-punjab-kp-and-kashmir-639979/) · 5 Oct 2026, 6:39 PM PKT · 78% identical wording to the newest filing > The Meteorological Department has issued a weather alert for several parts of Pakistan as a new spell of westerly winds is expected to enter the upper regions of the country tonight. The weather system is likely to remain active until October 7. - **24 News HD** — [Rain, thunderstorms forecast in upper parts of country on Oct. 6-7](https://www.24newshd.tv/05-Oct-2026/rain-thunderstorms-forecast-upper-parts-country-oct-6-7) · 5 Oct 2026, 6:19 PM PKT · 77% identical wording to the newest filing > The Meteorological Department has forecast rain accompanied by strong winds, windstorms and thunderstorms in the country's upper regions, including parts of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [Rain, windstorm, hailstorm forecast in upper parts of country: PMD](https://www.app.com.pk/national/rain-windstorm-hailstorm-forecast-in-upper-parts-of-country-pmd/) · 5 Oct 2026, 5:39 PM PKT · 100% identical wording to the newest filing > The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain-windstorm/thunderstorm with isolated hailstorm in upper parts of the country from Tuesday to Wednesday under the influence of a westerly wave. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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