MET office rules out chance of stormy rain in Karachi
- 01-Oct-2021
KARACHI: MET office on Friday has ruled out chances of stormy rain in Karachi, in its latest weather forecast, as the tropical cyclone is moving toward Makran coastal belt, ARY News reported. “Chances of stormy rain have decreased, however moderate to heavy showers with strong winds are expected to lash Karachi,” MET office said in […]
Karachi’s Nazimabad recorded most rain as downpour continued overnight
- 01-Oct-2021
KARACHI: As the weather development suggests storm Gulab is nearing Sindh-Makran coast and evolving into more depressing cyclone, the rains in Karachi caused due to it continued overnight on Friday of which the Met office released figures, ARY News reported. Nazimabad of the district central received 24.4 millimeter rain that made it the largest recipient, […]
Cyclone threat: Schools in Sindh to remain closed tomorrow
- 30-Sep-2021
KARACHI: The Sindh Education and Literacy Department announced that all private and Govt schools, colleges would remain closed across the province tomorrow (Friday) amid the cyclone threat, ARY News reported on Thursday. The decision was made in a meeting chaired by Sindh Education Minister Syed Sardar Shah. Earlier, all Sindh Private Schools and Colleges Association […]
Cyclone Gulab: Karachi commissioner orders removal of billboards
- 30-Sep-2021
KARACHI: Karachi Commissioner Navid Ahmed Shaikh has alerted all concerned departments in view of the developing Cyclone Gulab/Shaheen and directed to remove all billboards from the city, ARY News reported on Thursday. A meeting regarding the cyclone was held under the chairmanship of the Karachi Commissioner. The commissioner directed that all signboards on buildings and […]
Gutsy winds, rain lash Thatta coastal belt ahead of storm
- 30-Sep-2021
THATTA/KARACHI: Gutsy winds blowing along the coastal belt of Thatta district with light rainfall, ARY News reported on Thursday. Stormy winds blowing at Keti Bandar, Kharochhan, Ghorabari, Jangesar and Baghan in the coastal area of Thatta ahead of the storm. The windy weather in the district deprived several mud huts from rooftops amid light rainfall […]
Large parts of Karachi begin receiving lashing rains as storm nears coast
- 30-Sep-2021
KARACHI: Parts of the port city have Thursday begun to receive lashing rains as the distance between the Sindh-Makran coast and Gulab cyclone narrows, ARY News reported. Areas including North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, Defense, Saddar, Malir and S.I.T.E. Area have reported heavy but sporadic rains at the press time. Other parts of the city, too, have […]
Gusty winds, taller waves feared in Karachi as storm nears, coasts alerted
- 30-Sep-2021
KARACHI: As storm Gulab nears the Sindh-Markarn coast on Thursday, feared to transform into Shaheen Cyclone, the gusty winds have taken over the atmosphere with reported sporadic showers in parts of the city, ARY News reproted. The coastal belts have been warned, by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) and provincial disaster management, to evacuate the […]
Arabian Sea Depression at 250 KM distance from Karachi: Met official
- 30-Sep-2021
KARACHI: A weather official has said that the depression in the Arabian Sea has been at a distance of 250 kilometres from Karachi and has further intensified, ARY News reported on Thursday. Director Pakistan Meteorological Department has said that the weather conditions are conducive to further intensify the depression into a tropical cyclone. “Current meteorological […]
Airlines change flight schedules for Karachi travel ahead of storm forecast
- 30-Sep-2021
KARACHI: As the Met office sounded alarm on Thursday over an impending storm likely to hit the Karachi coast, the airlines have rescheduled their flights that were to take off today from Karachi, ARY News reproted. At least three Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) domestic flights have been cancelled that were scheduled to take off for […]