Pre-monsoon rains likely after June 19

ISLAMABAD: Forecasting no chance of rain on Eidul Azha, Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz on Tuesday said first spell of monsoon rains is expected to hit some parts of the country after June 19.

The chief meteorologist said exceptional rains were expected this monsoon in various parts of the country, however, the exact situation could be predicted few days ahead of the spell.

“Southern Sindh, including Karachi, are also expected to receive heavy rainfalls,” he said.

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Following a long spell of hot and humid weather, the top meteorologist said temperature will mostly remain normal in Karachi with mercury rising to around 35-36°C in June. “Apart from Karachi, Sindh will also experience normal temperature this month,” he added.

As per the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), hot and dry weather was likely to prevail over most parts of Sindh till Thursday.

The outlook shows that the temperature was expected to plunge to minimum 28°C and ascend to maximum 37°C.

Meanwhile mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country while very hot in central/southern plain areas during the next twelve hours.

However, partly cloudy weather with light rain/thunderstorms is likely at isolated places in Gilgit-Baltistan and upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during evening/night.

TEMPERATURES OF MAJOR CITIES RECORDED THIS MORNING:

Islamabad twenty-one degree centigrade, Lahore and Karachi thirty, Peshawar twenty-four, Quetta seventeen, Gilgit fifteen, Murree eleven and Muzaffarabad twenty degree centigrade.