Brace yourselves: Two-day rain spell expected from tomorrow in Karachi

Minimum temperature on Tuesday recorded at 29.5°C

KARACHI:  

The city is expected to see a two-day spell of monsoon rains from tomorrow (Thursday). According to the Met office, the rains will be triggered by monsoon winds flowing from Rajhastan, India, which will simultaneously hit Sindh and Balochistan skies.

According to Met Office Director Abdul Rasheed, parts of Karachi may witness the first onset of monsoon rains tomorrow. It is likely to continue till Friday, the Met director said, adding that light thunder will precede periodic showers in various parts of the city.

Impacting sea breeze, tides as well as wind speed, the met chief said, the change in weather pattern will reduce humidity levels in the atmosphere.

The thick cloud cover being witnessed by Karachiites for the past several days is indicative of pre-monsoon rains, the Met office said, adding that the city generally experiences monsoon showers between July 15 and September 15.



Periodic drizzles on Tuesday were also signs of monsoon arrival, the met office confirmed, adding that the two-day rain spell may also hit parts of Badin and Tharparkar in Sindh and Awaran, Khuzdar, Sibbi, Hub and Lasbela in Balochistan.

In an international seminar conducted earlier this year, the Met office had predicted intense heatwaves and less rain in Karachi and other parts of the province. For the next two months, however, the Met department predicts a series of rain spells in the country.

Meanwhile, the minimum temperature for Tuesday was recorded at 29.5° Celsius while the maximum temperature was recorded at 35°C. The wind speed was recorded at 30 kilometers per hour.

The city is likely to experience cloudy weather today (Wednesday) with chances of light drizzle in various areas.