New monsoon rains spell in Pakistan likely to start today

New monsoon rains spell in Pakistan is likely to start today that will last till 17 July.

The monsoon currents from the Arabian Sea are continuously penetrating the upper and central parts of the country and are likely to continue in the coming days.

Several cities of Sindh, including Karachi, are likely to receive rain under the new monsoon system.

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Senator Sherry Rehman in a tweet on Thursday informed about the MET prediction.

Rehman said there is a possibility of rain with thunder-storms in different areas of Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir.

Federal Minister said instructions had been issued to all the concerned institutions to be on alert.

“There is a possibility of inundation of low-lying areas due to heavy rains in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Gujranwala, and Lahore from July 13 to 17,” she added.

Earlier in the day, Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) forecast shows light rain in Sindh including the port city and adjoining areas tonight and on Saturday night.

While Karachi will receive drizzle, other Sindh districts including Qambar Shahdadkot, Jacobabad, and Larkana will witness isolated dust with thunderstorms and light rain during the evening and/or night.

There is also a chance of drizzle and light rain might occur along the coastline and in the Tharparkar district during the night and/or morning.

The remaining areas of the province will remain hot and humid.

The PMD’s advisory stated that the weather in the provincial capital will remain partly cloudy and humid with chances of drizzling from July 14 (today) till 16. On July 15, there will also be humidity with occasional gusts of westerly and southwesterly winds.