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Karachi likely to receive rain today: PMD

By News Desk
February 17, 2026
Commuters are passing through a road during the downpour of monsoon season, at Saddar area in Karachi on September 30, 2025. — PPI
Commuters are passing through a road during the downpour of monsoon season, at Saddar area in Karachi on September 30, 2025. — PPI

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said on Monday Karachi is likely to witness thunderstorms with light to moderate rain tomorrow as a westerly wave is expected to approach western parts of the country.

Highlighting the possibility of strong winds, the Met Office said that there is a possibility of an increase in temperature in Karachi on Saturday and Sunday, with the temperature remaining at 34 degrees Celsius or more.

Furthermore, it said that the weather during the holy month of Ramazan will remain moderate with mercury hovering around 30°C. Speaking to Geo News programme ‘Geo Pakistan’, PMD Deputy Director Anjum Nazir Zaighum said on Monday that showers are expected in the city around 2pm to 3pm tomorrow.

Showers are also expected in Dadu, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Jamshoro, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Khairpur and Karachi Division today (evening/night) and on Tuesday. Earlier, the PMD said that a shallow westerly weather system is likely to bring rain, gusty, and dust-raining winds to parts of Sindh. Forecasting rain, gusty winds and thunderstorms in several parts of the country, 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.