New cold wave in Karachi expected from today

Weather system weakens after dumping rain on southern Sindh

KARACHI:

The westerly weather system that caused heavy rains in the metropolis and the southern Sindh weakened by Sunday evening and moved towards the northern parts of the country.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) the port city might witness drizzle and light rain on Monday (today), however, a new cold wave is expected in the city from Tuesday. Per PMD the recent rains in Karachi in February are unusual in terms of intensity.

The highest rainfall in 24 hours was 81 mm recorded at PAF Base Faisal. The maximum temperature dropped by 4.3 degrees to 22 degree in the city due to the rainfall.

After heavy downpour on the night between Saturday and Sunday, another spell started on Sunday morning.

According to Chief Meteorological Justice Sardar Sarfraz said the recent rains in Karachi in February are unusual in terms of intensity. None of the climate models were predicting such heavy rainfall in Karachi.

It was in February 1979 that the city received 96mm of rain, while many years later in 1995, precipitation of 89.3mm was recorded. PAF Faisal Base recorded 81 mm of rain in the past 24 hours and Old Airport weather station recorded 60 mm of rain.

 

 

Published in The Express Tribune, February 5^th, 2024.