- Showers expected in several districts of Sindh over several days: PMD.
- Northern and northwest regions will also experience wet periods.
- Rain is also likely in Punjab, Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir.
Karachi is expected to receive rainfall this week as the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a nationwide rain forecast, warning of wet weather, strong winds, thunder and lightning in many areas from March 24 to 30.
The PMD on Monday said a western weather system is likely to enter parts of Balochistan on March 24 and intensify during the night of March 27.
Under its influence, wet spells are likely in Panjgur, Turbat, Kech, Awaran, Gwadar, Pasni, Marwar and other districts of Balochistan including Lasbela, Khuzdar, Chagai, Dalbandin, Kalat, Sibi, Kohlu, Quetta, Barkhan, Naseerabad, Loralai, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qila Abdullah, Qila Saifullah, Nushki, Harnai, Zhob, Qalat and Mastung.
In Sindh, Karachi and Hyderabad are expected to receive showers on March 25, 26, 28 and 29, with additional rainfall likely in Sukkur, Dadu, Kashmore, Jacobabad, Larkana and Kashmore.
In the previous period, the metropolis had received heavy rains accompanied by thunder and lightning on the first day of Eid ul Fitr, causing waterlogging in several low-lying areas, while flooded roads and potholes disrupted traffic flow in the city.
Earlier this month, at least 19 people lost their lives after a powerful thunderstorm accompanied by strong winds hit the port city.
The PMD, in its latest forecast, said that the northern and north-western regions will also be affected by the system and rainfall is expected in Chitral, Dir, Swat, Kalam, Shangla, Kohistan, Malakand, Buner, Battagram, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Balakot, Haripur, Mardan, Nowshera, Kurram, Sawabi, Charsadda, Kohat, Hangu, Karak, Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Tank, Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai and Dera Ismail Khan.
In Punjab, showers are expected in Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Murree and Jhelum, Attock, Chakwal, Sargodha, Mianwali, Faisalabad, Jhang, Toba Tek Singh, Khushab, Virkan, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Lahore, Hafizabad, Mandi Bahauddin, Sialkot, Narowal, Pakpattan, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Multan, Kot Addu, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal, Bahawalnagar and Rahim Yar Khan between March 25 and 30.
Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) are also expected to receive rain during this period, the weather department concluded.
