KARACHI, July 20: The southern parts of Sindh are expected to receive average rains during the current monsoon that began in the country early this month, a weather expert said here on Saturday.

Talking to APP, Director the Institute of Meteorology Mohammad Muslehuddin said most of northern parts of the country had received rains in the last week of June, the other parts might receive more rains when the second wet spell began by the end of July.

Currently there was a “break” in the monsoon currents towards Pakistan, so a dry spell was being experienced all over the country, expected to end on Wednesday, he added.

The country’s average annual rain rate was 137mm.

In Sindh, Muslehuddin said, rains were caused when a depression developed over the Bay of Bengal and monsoon currents moved to Rajisthan and eastern parts of Pakistan.

At present there was no such depression over the Bay of Bengal, so there was no chance of rain in most parts of the province, he added.

However, he said the coastal areas of Sindh, including Karachi, would continue to receive drizzling in nights or early morning as was happening these days. The rest of the province would continue to be dry at least for the next week, he added.

Sindh has been experiencing dry monsoons for many years. However, post-monsoon rains had been caused by the development of weather systems or cyclones in the region.

Muslehuddin said the Sindh and Balochistan region was actually located away from the traditional monsoon route.—APP