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Print Print edition: 2011-09-03

Heavy rains forecast for next three days

Published Updated

The Met Office on Friday warned that more widespread heavy monsoon rains in Sindh, including Karachi, southern Punjab and eastern parts of Balochistan are expected during the next three days (Saturday to Monday). 'Heavy' to 'very heavy' rains would generate more flooding in Sindh, and flash flooding in D G Khan Division and at a number of places in Balochistan during the next three days," Met Office has said in its weather advisory.
It said that the current spell of monsoon rains would continue for another four days, and scattered rain/thunder showers are also expected during this period across the country, including upper Punjab, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa and Kashmir. It said that widespread rain/thundershower occurred in most parts of the country during the last 24 hours.
The chief amount of rain recorded was Padidan 100 mm, Kalat 88 mm, Nawabshah 71 mm, Mirpur Khas 50 mm, R Y Khan 45 mm, Mithi 57 mm, Khanpur 30 mm, Hyderabad 25 mm, Lower Dir 27 mm, Moenjodaro and Pattan 41 mm each, Kalam 31 mm, Badin 13 mm, Hunza 25 mm, Parachinar 22 mm, Malam Jabba 41 mm, Sukkur 16 mm, Dir 15 mm, Mangla and Sialkot 14 each, Saidu Sharif and Chakwal 13 mm each, Peshawar and Rohri 12 mm each, Larkana 11 mm, Garridupatta and Barkhan 10 mm each. According to the Met Office, Karachi's weather condition is expected to be partly cloudy with chances of rain-thunder shower with temperature ranging between 33 degree centigrade and 35 degree centigrade during the next 24 hours.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2011

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