Scattered showers greet Karachi, dark skies signal more rain ahead

After Sunday’s heavy downpour that had officials on alert for urban flooding, dark clouds returned over Karachi on Monday morning, bringing scattered light showers across the coastal city, weather analysts said.

Drizzle was reported in multiple neighbourhoods, including Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Korangi Road, Shahrah-e-Faisal, Burns Road, MA Jinnah Road, Qayyumabad, Mehmoodabad, Manzoor Colony, and Baloch Colony.

Other areas, such as University Road, Jamshed Road, Jehangir Road, Yaseenabad, and Gulshan-e-Iqbal, also experienced light rain.

According to weather experts, the drizzle may last between 30 and 60 minutes, but if the weather system shifts westward, Karachi could see heavier showers later in the day.

Elsewhere in Sindh, intermittent rains continued in Tharparkar, while Larkana and adjoining areas were battered by heavy downpours.

Khairpur and its outskirts also witnessed intense rainfall with thunder and lightning, while in Kot Diji and the Aror hills, heavy showers flooded storm drains and nullahs.

In Kashmore, light showers turned the weather pleasant.

On Sunday, Karachi received heavy rainfall, prompting the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) to warn of potential urban flooding in low-lying areas of the city.

Light to heavy rain is being reported in Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Malir Halt, Rafa-e-Aam, Bahria Town and surrounding areas near the M9 Motorway.

According to the Met Office, rain-bearing clouds are currently present over the eastern parts of the megacity. “These clouds may spread further in the city,” it added.

“Unusual downpours” are expected in Sindh during the next 48 hours, warned the Met Office.

It added that the “depression” over India’s southwest Rajasthan and Gujarat has strengthened into a “deep depression”.

The “deep depression” is likely to enter southeastern Sindh within the next 24 hours, said the Met Office.

Under the influence of the weather system, heavy rains were expected in Tharparkar, Umarkot and other cities of Sindh till September 10.

Karachi is also expected to receive intermittent heavy rain with thunderstorms and gusty winds during the period, it added.

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