Light to moderate rainfall in Karachi from tomorrow

KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm in Karachi and other parts of Sindh on Monday (tomorrow) and Tuesday under the influence of a weather system.

The rainy weather system could also bring windstorm in the city.

Currently partly cloudy weather prevails in Karachi as sea breeze has been suspended.

A westerly wave is expected to enter Baluchistan from Iran tonight that will influence weather conditions in Sindh and bring light to moderate rainfall in the region on April 06 and 07.

The PMD said that light to moderate rain is also expected in other districts including Jamshoro, Dadu, Kambar Shahdadkot, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, Matiari, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Thatta, Badin, and Sujawal.

The Met Office earlier predicted more rain-windstorm with thunderstorm as another western disturbance to approach western parts of Baluchistan on April 5 (evening) and likely to persist in upper parts till April 9.

Under the influence of this weather system, rain and thunderstorm (with isolated heavyfalls/hailstorm) is expected in Balochistan’s Chagai, Dalbandin, Kharan, Quetta, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qilla Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Nushki, Harnai, Zhob, Kalat, Khuzdar, Barkhan, Mastung, Sibbi, Kohlu, Naseerabad and Loralai districts from April 5 (night) to April 7 with occasional gaps. While in Panjgur, Turbat, Kech, Awaran districts, Makran Coast (Gawadar, Pasni, Ormara) and Lasbella on April 6.