KARACHI: Gusty winds that blew across the city on Tuesday turned the weather cold in the metropolis under the influence of a westerly wave that’s likely to bring about rain-thunderstorms in the next coming days, the Met department said.

The maximum wind speed recorded was 22km per hour. The minimum temperature recorded was 17 degrees Celsius.

“Rain-thunderstorm is expected in Sukkur, Jacobabad, Kashmore, Larkana, Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Khairpur and Mirpurkhas on Feb 29 and March 1. Isolated hailstorm is likely during the period,” says a Met office advisory.

It advises tourists not to travel unnecessarily and farmers have been asked to remain cautious about their crops.

Wind thunderstorm/hailstorms may damage loose structures like electric poles and solar panels, it added.

Weather during the next two days would be mostly sunny with minimum temperature ranging between 16-19°C.

Published in Dawn, February 28th, 2024