KARACHI: The port city is likely to remain dry for the next 24 hours but rain with thunder and lightning may return to the outskirts of the city on the first day of Eid ul Fitr as a westerly system affects most parts of the country.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the sky is expected to remain clear in Karachi, with sunshine during the day and dry weather.
The maximum temperature is likely to remain between 29 and 31 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature recorded during the night was 18 degrees Celsius. The humidity was 86% and the winds in the city were calm.
The weather remained cool in Karachi at night after two days of rain in the city, the Meteorological Office said. He added that rain is also likely in other parts of Sindh on the first day of Eid, including Sukkur, Jacobabad, Larkana, Hyderabad and along the coastal belt of the province. There is also a risk of lightning strikes during rain.
The department said the sky is likely to remain cloudy in Karachi during the second and third day of Eid. He added that another spell of westerly winds could hit the country between March 24 and 27, with chances of rain in Karachi and other parts of Sindh also during that period.
In Punjab, rain is likely on Friday (today) in most districts, the Meteorological Department said.
Rain is expected in Rawalpindi, Attock, Chakwal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Sialkot and Narowal, while Jhelum, Hafizabad, Lahore and Dera Ghazi Khan may also receive rain. There is also a possibility of hail in some parts of the province.
The Meteorological Office said 8 mm of rain was recorded in Lahore on Thursday. The maximum temperature in the city is likely to remain at 23°C.
Drizzle is possible in Lahore on Chand Raat, while the weather is likely to remain dry on the first day of Eid, the department said.
On the second day of Eid, the sky is likely to remain cloudy and there is a chance of rain.
