RAWALPINDI: The current spell of rain is ‘unusual’ for this time of the year and would continue to grip the country until next week with a break of two to three days in between.

Met Office Forecasting Officer Muzammil Hussain said the country was experiencing an unusual rain pattern.

 “The wind from south-east has brought moisture from the Arabian Sea. Usually, the north-east wave brings rain during winter and south-east wave brings monsoon rains in summer. But the pattern has changed this year due to global warming,” he said.

 Mr Hussain said according to available records, there has been no example of such a phenomenon during the last two decades. He further said the current spell would end on Tuesday evening.

 “However after a break of two days, another westerly wave is likely to enter the country from Balochistan on Thursday which may lead to heavy to moderate rain in the upper parts of the country from next Monday,” he said. — A Reporter

Published in Dawn, March 3rd, 2015

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