Rain, thundershower likely to hit Karachi from today: PMD

Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted on Monday several parts of the country, including Karachi, would experience rain and thundershowers from September 18 (today) to September 20.

According to the Met Office, a low-pressure area (LPA) is located southeast of Rajasthan (India) and is likely to move southwestwards during the next 48 hours.

Due to this, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Khairpur, Badin, Sajawal, Thatta, Jamshoro, Larkana, Dadu, Karachi, Hyderabad, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad, Mitayari, Tando Muhammad Khan, and Tando Allah Yar are expected to experience rain with wind and thundershowers (with moderate to isolated heavy falls).

Meanwhile, rain is expected to fall in remote areas of Sukkur, Ghotki, Qambar, Shahdadkot, Barkhan, Sibbi, Zhob, Kalat, Khuzdar, Lasbella, and Awaran from September 18 (evening/night) to September 20.

"Rain/wind-thunderstorm Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, Islamabad, North & Eastern Punjab (Pothohar region, Murree, Galliyat, Sargodha, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Narowal, Sialkot, Lahore, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Okara, Sahiwal, Bahawalnagar, Bahawalpur), Upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Dir, Swat, Chitral, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Kohistan, Mardan, Nowshera, Swabi, Peshawar and Kohat) from 18th (evening/night) to 21st September with occasional gaps," said PMD. 

More rain-wind/Thundershowers predicted in coming days

Few heavy in (Thatta, Badin, Sajawal, Umerkot, Tharparkar and Mirpurkhas)

Low pressure area (LPA) is located over Southeast of Rajasthan (India) and likely to move south westwards during next 48 hours#rain #Monsoon2023 pic.twitter.com/eJY2A7gkWy

— Pak Met Department محکمہ موسمیات (@pmdgov) September 18, 2023