KARACHI (Kashmir English): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast rain in parts of Sindh, especially Karachi, tomorrow, when the country will be celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr.
In its daily weather forecast, the PMD said a westerly wave was “continuously affecting” most parts of the country.
It said “rain/thunderstorm with strong winds” was likely in Karachi Division and various other parts of the province tomorrow.
The same was forecast for other part of the province including Larkana, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Sukkur, Jamshoro, Hyderabad, Thatta, Sujawal, Badin, Matiari, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Dadu districts.
However, in a three-day weather outlook for the port city, the weather body said the weather in the city tomorrow is expected to be “mostly cloudy with chances of isolated thunderstorm/rain at outskirts”.
Karachi temperature
Daytime temperatures will range between 29 and 31 degrees Celsius, while night temperatures could drop to as low as 17-19°C, according to the PMD.
Humidity levels in the morning are expected to remain between 80-90 percent, falling to 50-60pc in the evening.
On Sunday, Karachi is likely to have “partly cloudy” weather, PMD said. The mercury will range between 31-33°C during the morning and between 20-22°C.
For Sindh, the weather body warned that lightning strikes may occur at isolated places during the forecast period.
Separately, in light of the forecast, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has directed relevant authorities to take all necessary measures to provide relief to the people.
On Wednesday, 20 people died, and eight were injured in rain-related incidents and thunderstorm that swept through Karachi.
