A shallow westerly weather system is likely to bring rain, gusty, and dust-raining winds to parts of Sindh, including its capital Karachi, on February 17, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Saturday.
The weather department predicted rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms in several parts of the country from February 16 to 17. It added that possible hailstorms could hit northern Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Dera Ismail Khan, and Punjab’s Dera Ghazi Khan during the forecast period.
According to the Met Office, light to moderate rain with strong winds and thunderstorms is expected across much of Balochistan, including Quetta, Ziarat, Chaman, Pishin, Qilla Abdullah, Qilla Saifullah, Chaghi, Nokkundi, Dalbandin, Noshki, Harnai, Zhob, Kalat, Mastung, Barkhan, Sibi, Loralai, Khuzdar, Kech, Turbat, Panjgur, Gwadar, Awaran, Kharan, Pasni, Ormara and Lasbela from the evening and night of February 16 through February 17, with occasional breaks.