Rainfall, hail lashes parts of Karachi

KARACHI: Mild to heavy rainfall, including hail, was reported in several areas of the metropolitan city on Tuesday. Rainfall accompanied by hail was reported in Gulistan-i-Johar, Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Askari IV and other parts of the city. Earlier in the day, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in a weather forecast said that “a westerly wave is affecting the central and upper parts of the country”. It predicted partly cloudy weather with “chances of light to moderate intensity rainfall with thunderstorm” on Tuesday, with the maximum temperature expected to remain between 25-27 °C, while the minimum temperature is expected to fall to 18.6 °C. According to the forecast, Wednesday (February 18) and Thursday (Feb 19) would be “sunny days”. For the rest of the province, PMD said, “thunderstorm/rain of light to moderate intensity may occur in Dadu, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Larkana, Kambar Shahdadkot, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Ghotki, Kashmore, Khairpur districts”. “Gusty/dust-raising winds [are] also likely during the period,” PMD added.

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