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Another rain spell may hit Karachi, other Sindh cities from tomorrow
The NewspaperSeptember 2, 2024
![A flood-affected family rests in a makeshift shelter following heavy monsoon rains on the outskirts of Larkana, Sindh on Aug 31, 2024. — AFP A flood-affected family rests in a makeshift shelter following heavy monsoon rains on the outskirts of Larkana, Sindh on Aug 31, 2024. — AFP](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.dawn.com%2Fprimary%2F2024%2F09%2F02112653241b3b7.png&hash=66479fe3a19cd26cf6c2c69c8bd9fd07)
A flood-affected family rests in a makeshift shelter following heavy monsoon rains on the outskirts of Larkana, Sindh on Aug 31, 2024. — AFP
KARACHI: Another weather system is developing over the Bay of Bengal and Karachi and many Sindh cities are likely to receive another spell of rain, the Met Office said on Sunday.
It said that rain-wind/thundershowers was expected from Tuesday (tomorrow) till Wednesday.
“The system located over eastern India right now doesn’t look intense and may bring about light to moderate rain in Karachi on Tuesday and Wednesday,” Chief Meteorologist Dr Sardar Sarfaraz said.
He added that a clear picture would emerge when the low pressure area reach Rajasthan.
According the department’s advisory, rain-wind thundershowers are also expected in Sukkur, Larkana, Khairpur, Dadu, Jacobabad, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Tando Allahyar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tharparkar, Mirpurkhas, Umarkot and Sanghar from Sept 3 to Sept 4 with occasional gaps.
It warned that heavy downpour/windstorm or lightning could damage weak infrastructure.
For Karachi, the department has forecast mostly sunny/partly cloudy weather with chances of drizzle at night or morning in the city on Monday (today).
The maximum temperature is likely to stay between 31 and 33 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday, the maximum temperature was 32.6 degrees Celsius with 78 per cent relative humidity.
It may be noted that Karachi had received over 200mm of rainfall during the five-day spell that began from August 27. Surjani Town had received maximum rain (226mm), followed by Gulshan-i-Hadeed (175mm), Quaidabad (161mm), Nazimabad (122mm), Keamari (105.3mm), Korangi (100.5mm) and North Karachi (100.2mm).