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Cloudy weather, light rain to ‘persist’ in Karachi


A view of the dark, cloudy sky during the monsoon season in the city. — APP/File
A view of the darkish, cloudy sky throughout the monsoon season within the metropolis. — APP/File

Sardar Sarfaraz, chief meteorologist on the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Monday stated town is prone to stay cloudy with drizzle and light-weight rain to persist throughout the subsequent 24 hours.

“The low stress air which brought about the rain has left Sindh. There shall be likelihood of cloudy, drizzle and light-weight rain in Karachi now,” stated Sarfaraz in dialog with Geo News.

The chief meteorologist added that one other monsoon system might have an effect on decrease Sindh, together with Karachi, from August 26 or 27.

In his forecast concerning higher Sindh, the weatherman stated: “There is a chance of rain in Upper Sindh on August 21.”

Meanwhile, Karachi’s minimal temperature at present shall be recorded at 28°C, whereas the utmost temperature is prone to be 30°C to 32°C, PMD stated at present.

According to the Met Office, the humidity ratio within the air is 81%, whereas wind is blowing from the southwest at a pace of 17 kilometres per hour.

Rejecting the declare of a record-breaking 300 milimetres rainfall in Sukkur, Sarfaraz stated that it was, in actual fact, “fallacious”.

“116mm of rain was recorded in Sukkur in 48 hours. Rohri close to Sukkur recorded 134 mm rainfall,” he added.

A day earlier, Sindh’s Sukkur metropolis obtained devastating rains with claims of town witnessing a 77-year record-breaking downpour have been made.

In 2022, 374mm of rain had been recorded in 12 days, whereas within the present spell, Sukkur recorded 290mm of rainfall in only a single day, based on an official assertion issued by the provincial authorities.


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