KARACHI: Most parts of the city received light showers on Saturday under the influence of a westerly wave currently persisting over south Balochistan and Sindh with its trough extending to the Arabian Sea, the Met department stated.

The department has forecast cloudy weather with intermittent rain/thunderstorm with isolated heavy falls in the city on Sunday (today).

“Dust/thunderstorm-rainfall of moderate intensity with isolated heavy falls is expected in Karachi division, Tando Mohammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Hyderabad, Matiari, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Tharparkar, Badin, Thatta and Sujawal districts till May 1 with occasional gaps,” says a Met Office advisory.

According to the data released by the department, maximum rainfall, 14 millimetre, or 0.5 inch, was recorded at PAF Base Masroor followed by Sujani Town (8.2mm), Jinnah Terminal (2.8mm), Old Airport (2,2mm), Orangi town (2.1mm), Keamari (1.5mm) and PAF Faisal Base (1.3mm).

Trace rainfall (less than 0.2mm) was recorded in North Karachi, Quaidbad and Nazimbabad.

“Scattered dust-thunderstorm/rain with few moderate to isolated heavy falls and hailstorm is likely to occur in Dadu, Jamshoro, Qambar Shahdadkot, Larkana, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Kashmore, Sukkur, Ghotki, Khairpur, Naushahro Feroze, Shaheed Benazirabad and Sanghar districts till May 2 with occasional gaps,” the advisory stated.

Published in Dawn, April 30th, 2023