KARACHI: Several areas of the city received a brief spell of downpour on Monday evening under the influence of a westerly wave, turning the weather pleasant.

The areas included Gulshan-i-Hadeed, Gulistan-i-Jauhar, Malir Cantonment, Malir Halt, University Road, Model Colony, parts of Saddar and Sharea Faisal, Saadi Town, Gulzar-i-Hijri.

“This was unexpected. We had thought that the system developed in Balochistan’s areas of Khuzdar, Lasbela, Sonmiani and Hub would pass over Jamshoro and other surrounding districts. But, it spread over Karachi and produced thunderstorms and heavy falls at several places,” Chief Meteorologist Dr S. Sarfaraz said.

According to him, there’s continued eastward movement of heavy thunderstorm cells that would likely induce light-to-heavy showers in areas earlier that could not get rain.

The maximum amount of rainfall was recorded in Gulshan-i-Hadeed (9millimetres), followed by Jinnah Terminal (7.6mm), Met Office University Road (6mm) and Saadi Town (5mm).

Meanwhile, the Met Office has forecast warm and humid weather for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Published in Dawn, May 2nd, 2023