Karachi likely to receive rain with thunder from tomorrow: PMD

KARACHI: Rain, accompanied by wind and thunderstorms, is likely in the port city on Monday, with the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasting light to moderate showers through Tuesday, bringing relief to the citizens from the scorching hot weather. 

According to the Met Department, Karachi is expected to experience hot and humid weather over the next 24 hours, with partly cloudy skies. The maximum temperature may reach up to 37 degrees Celsius, while humidity is currently at 72%. Wind speeds in the city were recorded at 18 kilometres per hour.

However, the Met Department noted that rainfall may occur at isolated locations in the city and is expected to range from light to moderate.

Earlier, Met officials had said a westerly wave was affecting upper and central parts of the country and likely to persist through Sunday and Monday, according to The News. They predicted that mainly hot and dry weather was expected in most parts of the country while very hot in plain areas. 

However, partly cloudy weather with dust-storm-rain/thundershower was likely at isolated places in North-East and South Punjab, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, upper and South-East Sindh, North-East Balochistan, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

Rainfall was recorded in several cities including Gujrat, Mangla, Sialkot, Islamabad, Murree, Mir Khani, Kalam, Dir, Drosh, Rawalakot and Gupis.

Saturday’s highest maximum temperature was recorded at Turbat and Pasni where mercury reached 49°C.

Meanwhile, the average AQI in the city was 112 while the PM2.5 concentration was 8 times the World Health Organisation (WHO) annual PM2.5 guideline value.