Under the influence of a westerly disturbance, drizzle or light rain is expected in Karachi on Wednesday night and Thursday morning, weather pundits said on Tuesday.
Temperatures could drop a couple of Celsius in Karachi after rain and snowfall in upper parts of the country. “We are expecting drizzle or light rain in Karachi on Wednesday night and Thursday morning under the influence of a westerly disturbance that is expected to cause some good rains and snowfall in the upper parts of the country,” said Sardar Sarfraz, Sindh’s Chief Meteorological Officer, while talking to The News on Tuesday.
According to weather forecast of the Pakistan Meteorological Department, mainly dry weather is expected in most parts of Sindh on Tuesday night. However, rain-thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in districts of Karachi, Mirpurkhas, Sanghar, Badin, Thatta, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Jaccobabad, Kashmur, Sh. Banzirabad, Sukkur, Dadu and Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Sarfraz said they were not expecting heavy rain in the city due to the prevailing system but added that under its influence, temperature cold turn a bit cold in the coming days. “There is a chance of a drop in minimum temperature by a couple of degrees in Karachi but cold wave is not expected in Karachi,” he said.