Rain and Thunderstorms Expected in Karachi & Sindh on March 18-19, PMD Advises

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) announced on Monday that rain and thunderstorms are expected in Karachi and other parts of Sindh from March 18 to 19. A westerly wave is likely to enter the western regions of the country starting Tuesday.

The PMD advisory stated that under its influence, Karachi will experience partly cloudy weather with a chance of thunderstorm/rain on March 18 and 19. Rain and thunderstorms with strong winds and isolated hailstorms are expected in Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Matiari, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allah Yar, Umerkot, Tharparker, Sanghar, Mirpurkhas, Nosheroferoz, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Dadu on Wednesday and Thursday.

Larkana, Qamber Shahdad Kot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Ghotki, and Sukkur districts are set to receive heavy rainfall on March 18 and 19 with occasional gaps. The Sindh Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) directed authorities to take necessary mitigation measures in response to the advisory.

According to PMD’s separate advisory, rain and thunderstorms are also expected across other parts of the country from March 17 to March 20. Partly cloudy to cloudy weather is expected in the upper regions, while rain, wind, and thunderstorms are likely in Balochistan during Eid days.

In Balochistan, rain-wind/thunderstorm with a few heavy falls and isolated hailstorms are expected in Quetta, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Chagai, Noshki, Harnai, Zhob, Kalat, Mastung, Barkhan, Sibi, Loralai, Khuzdar, Kech, Gawadar, Panjgur, and Awaran in the evening and night on March 17. The spell is expected to continue till morning of March 20 with occasional gaps.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rain and thunderstorms as well as snowfall are anticipated from March 17 to March 20. These include areas such as Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Shangla, Kohistan, Buner, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur, Mardan, Peshawar, Swabi, Charsadda, Kohat, Kurram, Bannu, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Dera Ismail Khan, and Waziristan.

PMD also forecast rain in Punjab regions including Muree, Galiyat, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Sargodha, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Khushab, Jhang, Noorpurthal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, and Narowal. Lahore, Sahiwal, Pakpattan, Okara, and Kasur are also expected to receive rain.

Islamabad and Rawalpindi will experience rainfall as well. In Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, rain and snowfall are expected in Diamir, Astore, Ghizer, Skardu, Hunza, Gilgit, Guanche, Shigar, Neelum valley, Muzaffarabad, Poonch, Hattian, Bagh, Haveli, Sudhanoti, Kotli, Bhimber, and Mirpur.