A new westerly wave is expected to bring rain to various districts of Sindh starting today, according to the Met Office on Wednesday.
The MET Office predicts light rain in Karachi on Friday. Today will most likely bring scattered rain to Sukkur and Badin. According to the weather service, dusty winds will blow in most areas of Sindh.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted that a westerly wave will arrive in west Balochistan today. From today, a scattered dust-thunderstorm or moderate rainfall is expected in the Sindh districts of Jamshoro, Dadu, Hyderabad, Matyari, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Mirpur Khas, Sanghar, Umerkot, Noshehro Feroz, Jacobabad, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Ghotki, Sukkur, Badin, and Thatta.
According to the PMD, most of the province’s districts are likely to receive rainfall with occasional gaps between March 17 and March 20.
According to the MET Office, “Rainfall is also expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Kohistan, Shangla, Buner, Haripur, Karak, Peshawar, Kohat, Charsada, Nowshera, Swabi, Bajaur, Kurram, Waziristan, Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan.”
“Rain-wind-dust/thunderstorm (with isolated heavy fall and hailstorm) is expected in Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal and Lahore from 16th to 20th March. While, in Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh, Jhang, Kasur, Sheikhupura, Nankana Sahib, Khushab, Mianwali, Sargodha, Multan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Layyah, Kot Addu, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Pakpattan and Bahawalpur from 17th to 19th March,” it added.
The weather department has advised all concerned authorities to remain alert to avoid any untoward situation during the forecast period.
