Heavy rainfall reported in parts of Karachi

KARACHI: The weather turned pleasant as the first rainfall of the monsoon season hit various parts of the city of Monday evening.

It poured down heavily in Malir Cantt, areas adjoining the airport, Lines Area, Saddar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, DHA, Korangi Industrial Area, Garden, Model Colony and Saudabad, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, FB Area, Nazimabad, Liaquatabad, and Rashid Minhas.

Between 2pm to 3pm, the horizon was covered with dark clouds. The Meteorological Department has forecast cloudy weather with chances of light rain in the metropolis during the next 48 hours.

The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to remain in the range of 30 to 32 and 22 to 24, respectively, degrees centigrade, with 65 to 75 percent humidity during the next 24 hours.

Partly cloudy or cloudy weather with hazy morning is likely to prevail over the province of Sindh in the next 24 hours.

Following the forecast, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has imposed a “high alert” at all of its major hospitals. Leaves of all staff members have been cancelled.

A westerly wave entered the country on Friday and intensified on Sunday and rainfall has been reported in the country.

The met office had earlier predicted dust-thunderstorm-rain and hailstorm at few places in Sukkur, Jacobabad, Shaheed Benazir Abad, Dadu, Larkana and Karachi.