KARACHI WEATHER: Weather turns chilly after parts of city receives light rain

KARACHI: The weather in Karachi has turned a bit chilly as it started to rain in parts of the metropolitan city on Tuesday morning, a day later than the Pakistan Meteorological Administration (PMD) had predicted.

The Met department had forecast rain in Karachi on Monday.

According to chief meteorological officer Sardar Sarfaraz, light showers or drizzle are likely to continue till this afternoon.

The dark clouds enveloped the port city under the influence of westerly winds, he said, adding that the cloudy weather is expected to clear up by today evening.

The chief meteorologist said that a wave of westerly winds with less intensity are currently passing through upper areas of the country, southeastern Balochistan and Sindh.

In Karachi, the minimum temperature is expected to remain between 12°C to 13°C at the night; however, the temperature is expected to drop further after February 9.

“Partly cloudy and cold weather is expected in most upper areas of the country [Tuesday],” it said.

Meanwhile, downpour with strong winds and thunderstorm is expected in northeast Balochistan, Punjab and Kashmir, and scattered light rain/drizzle with snow is likely to fall over hills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan.