Likely rainfall in Karachi from tomorrow: Met Office

KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast likely rain with thunderstorm in Karachi and other districts of Sindh tomorrow under the influence of a westerly weather system approaching the southwestern areas of Balochistan on Wednesday (today) bringing heavy rainfall and hailstorms in isolated areas.

Karachi, Thatta, Badin, Hyderabad, and Sukkur districts are likely to receive rain, wind, and thunderstorms with isolated hailstorms from April 02 to 04.

The Met Office has also predicted rainfall in Punjab, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Kashmir from today.

The PMD said that several Balochistan districts including Panjgur, Turbat, Kech, Awaran, Makran Coast region and Lasbella, are likely to receive heavy rain and thunderstorms, along with isolated hailstorms.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rain and thunderstorms are expected in districts including Chitral, Dir, Swat, and Kalam. Snowfall is predicted for mountainous areas.

Several districts of Punjab and Islamabad are also expected to receive rain with strong winds and thunderstorms. Murree, Galiyat, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Sargodha may receive rainfall, while heavy rain is likely in Dera Ghazi Khan and adjacent areas.

Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir will also experience rain, wind, and thunderstorms, while snowfall expected in mountainous regions. Some areas may receive heavy rain and hailstorms.

The weather department has said that the daytime temperatures are expected to plunge across the country with a possibility of extending the forecast period.