More rain expected in Karachi suburbs today

New weather system will bring thundershowers in various areas of Sindh and Balochistan, says PMD

KARACHI:

The met department has forecast rain with thunder in the suburbs of Karachi on Tuesday (today).

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Monday that a new weather system would enter southern Balochistan on Tuesday, which will bring thundershowers in various areas of Sindh and Balochistan, including Karachi. It added that westerly winds would continue to prevail in the region.

Under the influence of this system, dusty winds are expected in various areas of Sindh including Jamshoro, Thatta, Sajawal, Badin, Tharparkar, Sanghar, Umarkot, Mirpur Khas, Hyderabad, Matiari and other districts. Thunderstorm and hail are also expected at some places. Thundershowers are expected at some places in the suburbs of Karachi.

Most of the districts of Balochistan are expected to witness dusty weather at most places over the next 48 hours, while moderate to heavy rain with thundershowers is expected at a few places.

NDMA advisory

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Monday issued detailed guidelines to the federal and provincial departments to ensure proper preparedness measures amid rain, wind-thunderstorm forecast.

The NDMA advisory mentioned the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) weather advisory stating more Rain-Wind and Thunderstorms (with Heavy Falls) were expected from March 21-24 (Tuesday to Friday).

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It added that the PMD had informed that a strong westerly wave was likely to enter from March 21, gripping most parts of the country on March 22.

The weather system, it said, might cause widespread rain-wind and thunderstorms with isolated and scattered heavy falls and hailstorms in Islamabad as well as the Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

The NDMA advisory noted that all concerned stakeholders were to remain vigilant against possible hazards.

It highlighted that the strong winds and hailstorms might cause damage to loose infrastructure and standing crops in the country.

(With input from APP)