More rains predicted across various regions from today

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecasted more monsoon rains across various regions of the country, including Karachi, starting Friday (today) and continuing until Monday (August 12).

These showers are expected to occur with occasional gaps.

PMD has also anticipated rain-wind and thundershowers across Sindh, including Mithi, Sanghar, Mirpur Khas, and Karachi, among others, from August 9 to 11.

The weather office indicated that strong winds from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are likely to contribute to this weather pattern.

Additionally, rain-wind and thundershowers, with scattered heavy falls, are expected in various parts of Punjab, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, and Faisalabad, from August 9 to 12. These weather conditions will also affect areas in southern Punjab, such as Bahawalpur and Multan, on the evenings of August 10 and 11.

How long will monsoon rains persist in Pakistan?

In a new weather forecast by Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), rain-wind and thundershowers are expected at isolated places of Sindh such as Mithi, Sanghar, Mitayari, Nausheroferoze, Jamshoro, Umarkot, Tharparkar, Mirpur Khas, Khairpur, Thatta, Badin, Chhor, Padidan, Sajawal, Karachi, Hyderabad, Tando Allayar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad and Dadu from August 09 to 11 with occasional gaps.

Additionally, rain-wind and thundershower with isolated heavyfalls is expected in Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Khanpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Multan, Bhakkar and Mianwali, Khanewal, Lodhran, Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu, Rajanpur, Rahimyar Khan and Layyah on August 10 in evening and night as well as August 11 with occasional gaps.

The Met Office has also predicted rain and thundershowers in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan.

The PMD had forecast a wetter-than-usual monsoon season this year for Pakistan, one of the countries experts say is most vulnerable to extreme weather being spurred by climate change.