- Showers expected in several Sindh districts on several days: PMD.
- Adding Northern, northwestern regions will also receive wet spells.
- Rain is also likely in Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir.
Karachi is expected to receive rainfall this week as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a nationwide rain forecast warning of wet weather, strong winds, thunder and lightning in many regions from March 24 to 30.
The PMD said on Monday that a westerly weather system is expected to enter parts of Balochistan on March 24 and intensify during the night of March 27.
Under its influence, wet spells are likely in Balochistan’s Panjgur, Turbat, Kech, Awaran, Gwadar, Pasni, Marwar and other districts including Lasbela, Khuzdar, Chagai, Dalbandin, Kalat, Sibi, Kohlu, Quetta, Barkhan, Naseerabad, Loralai, Ziarat, Qila, Abdjiah, Qila, Abdji, Pisji, Pissjiah, Pisjih Harnai, Zhob, Qalat and Mastung.
In Sindh, Karachi and Hyderabad are expected to receive showers on March 25, 26, 28 and 29, with additional rainfall likely in Sukkur, Dadu, Kashmore, Jacobabad, Larkana and Kashmore.
During the previous period, the metropolis had received heavy rains with thunder and lightning on the first day of Eid ul Fitr, causing waterlogging in several low-lying areas, while flooded roads and potholes disrupted traffic across the city.
Earlier this month, at least 19 people lost their lives after a severe thunderstorm accompanied by gusty winds battered the port city.
The PMD in its latest forecast said that the northern and northwestern regions will also be affected by the system and rainfall is expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Shangla, Kohistan, Malakand, Buner, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Balakot, Haripur, Mardan, Nowshera, Kurram, Handa, Sawabi, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai and Dera Ismail Khan.
In Punjab, showers are expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree and Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Sargodha, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Khushab, Virkan, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, der Bhakkar, Multan, Kot Addu, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan between March 25 and 30.
Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are also expected to receive rain during this period, the weather department concluded.
