KARACHI: Karachi is expected to experience partly cloudy weather today [Saturday], with a chance of rain in a few areas.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), a rain system is likely to bring dust storm, thunderstorms across Karachi on Sunday, followed by heavy rains, and gusty winds.
According to PMD’s Early Warning Centre, consecutive western disturbances will enter Pakistan from the west, with the first new series of western winds expected to enter the country on Wednesday (April 10), followed by the second on April 12, persisting until April 15.
Under the influence of the second western disturbance, the PDM said, thunderstorms with lightning are expected in Karachi on the 13th and 14th of this month.
The Met department also forecast the possibility of heavy winds and rain in other parts of Sindh province including Sukkur, Larkana, Dadu, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Qambar Shahdadkot, and Sanghar.
It also indicated that most parts of Sindh province are likely to remain warm during the next two to three days, with temperatures possibly reaching 42 degrees Celsius in some areas and 39 degrees Celsius in others.
In the port city of Karachi, temperature could vary from 36 to 38 degrees Celsius over the next three days.
The PMD said on Monday that the highest temperature recorded in Karachi was 38 degrees Celsius, while in the interior Sindh, the highest temperature recorded was 43.5 degrees Celsius in Shaheed Benazirabad.
