The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) forecasted more rains for Sindh, including Karachi. “The low-pressure area causing widespread heavy rains in Sindh has moved westward, towards the Oman coast. The low over Rajasthan, India now lies over northwest Rajasthan and adjoining northeast Sindh,” it said in a statement.
Under the current weather system, rain, accompanied by thunderstorms along with isolated heavy falls, would likely continue in Nawabshah, Khairpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Dadu, Jamshoro, Shikarpur, Qambar Shahdadkot, Ghotki and Kashmore over the next two to three days.
Meanwhile the Regional Meteorological Center Peshawar on Thursday forecast that heavy rain with thundershowers is likely to occur in most parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the next 24 hours under the influence of a strong monsoon spell in the province. It said that these weather conditions may prevail in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Battagram, Kohistan, Torghar, Haripur, Buner, Shangla, Swat, Malakand, Lower & Upper Dir, Chitral, Bajaur, Khyber, Peshawar, Charsadda, Nowshera, Mardan, Swabi, Mohmand, Kohat, Hangu, Kurram and Orakzai districts.
Scattered rain-thundershower with isolated heavy falls and strong wind is also expected in Tank, D.I.Khan, North & South Waziristan, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, and Karak districts during the next 24 hours. The heavy rains may also cause flash flooding in local nullahs and hill torrents in the province.—APP
