PMD forecast heavy monsoon rains across Sindh over the next three days

KARACHI, Aug 17 (SABAH): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD)
on Saturday forecast heavy monsoon rains across Sindh over the next 72
hours, warning that the inclement weather may cause flooding in certain
districts of the province.

The advisory issued on Saturday said that, “A series of powerful monsoon
winds is affecting the North-Central and Eastern and North-Eastern regions
of Balochistan.”

Intermittent thunderstorms were forecast in the districts of Ghotki, Sukkur,
Khairpur, Kishore, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Larkana, Qamber, Shahdadkot,
Nowshahr Dafiroz, Shaheed Benazirabad, Mirpur Khas, Umarkot, Sanghar,
Jamshwar and Dadu. The advisory predicted that the weather pattern would
remain until August 19.

The department also said that heavy downpours and thunderstorms could be
expected until August 19 in Tharparkar, Thatta, Badin, Hyderabad, Meyari,
Tand and Muhammad Khan, Kand and Amiyar, districts of Sajawal and Andhi
in Karachi Division.

In Sindh, a total of 49 millimetres of rainfall was recorded on Saturday
morning. Rohri saw the most rainfall, recording 16mm, while Hyderabad
Airport saw the least with only 1mm recorded. Other districts and cities
reported either trace rainfall or none at all.