Pakistan MeteorologicaL Department said on Saturday that the cyclonic storm ‘ASNA’ over northeast Arabian Sea off Sindh coast has moved further westward during past 9 hours and now lies at around Latitude 23.6 N and Longitude 65.7 E at a distance of about 200km southwest of Karachi, 220km south-southeast of Ormara and 380km southeast of Gwadar. The system is likely to track further west-southwestwards. The system is likely to track further west-southwestwards.
Under its influence, rain-thundershowers with few heavy falls and accompanied with squally winds are likely in Karachi division, Badin, Thatta, Sujawal, Hyderabad, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar, Matiari, Jamshoro and Dadu districts of Sindh today evening and night and in Hub, Lasbella, Awaran, Kech and Gwadar districts of Balochistan till tomorrow night.
Heavy rains may create water logging in low lying areas of Makran coast. Fishermen are advised not to venture into sea during the period. From 31st Aug to 01st Sep, torrential rains may generate pluvial flood and inundation in low lying areas of south Sindh, south Balochistan. Torrential rains may generate flash flooding in local nullahs and streams of Karachi, Hyderabad, Dadu, Kalat, Khuzdar, Jaffarabad, Sibbi, Naseerabad, Barkhan, Loralai, Awaran, Panjgur, Washuk, Mastung and Lasbella.
Saturday weather: hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. Rain-wind/thundershower is expected at scattered places in south Balochistan and south Sindh, while at isolated places in South Punjab, north Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan. Rain-thundershowers with heavy falls and accompanied with squally winds are likely in south Sindh and Makran during the period.
Sunday weather: hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country. Rain-wind and thundershower is expected at scattered places in lower Balochistan and southwest Sindh, while at isolated places in north Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Kashmir and adjoining hilly areas. Rain-thundershowers with heavy falls and accompanied with squally winds are likely in Makran during the period.
Past 24 Hour Weather: Widespread rain-wind/thundershower (with isolated heavyfall) occurred in Punjab, Islamabad, Sindh, Kashmir, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Balochistan.
Rainfall (mm): Punjab: Islamabad (Saidpur 39, ZP 38, Golra 25, Bokra 13, AP 05), Rawalpindi (Chaklala AP 26, Kacheri 25, Shamsabad 24), Mandi Bahauddin,25, Hafizabad 23, Gujranwala 21, Chakwal, Khanpur 20, Khanewal 17, Murree, Jhelum, Mangla 14, Multan (AP 14, City 12), Sialkot (AP 11, City 01), Attock 10, Faisalabad 07, Bahawalpur (AP 06, City 04), Toba Tek Singh, Bahawalnagar, Sahiwal 04, Rahim Yar Khan 02, and Sheikhupura 01.
Sindh: Karachi (Quaidabad 39, Surjani 24, Korangi18, North Karachi, Nazimabad 17, Jinnah Terminal 16, Faisal Base 15, Masroor Base 13, Gulshan-e-Maymar, MOS 12, DHA 11, Kemari 09, Gulshan-e-Hadeed 05, Gadap 04, Saddar 01), Dadu 24, Sukkur 23, Rohri 22, Tharparkar (Islamkot 20, Diplo, Kaloi 03), Mohenjo Daro 19, Larkana 18, Khairpur 17, Sakrand 09, Shaheed Benazirabad 07, Hyderabad (City 06, AP 03), Chhor 05, Tando Jam 03, Padidan, Thatta, Badin 02, Jacobabad 01.
Balochistan: Ziarat 39, Kalat 32, Khuzdar 30, Muslim Bagh 20, Loralai 17, Sibbi 11, Quetta (Samungli, Shiekh Manda 09), Ormara 04, Zhob, Panjgur, Lasbella 01, Kashmir: Kotli 27, Muzaffarabad (AP 22, City 10), Rawalakot 11, and Garhi Dopatta 09
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Kalam, Kakul 23, Cherat 18, Saidu Sharif 13, Balakot 12, Pattan 08, Upper Dir 07, Takhtbai 05, Peshawar (AP) 03, Bacha Khan Airport 02, Chitral, Mir Khani, Drosh 01, Gilgit-Baltistan: Gupis 13, Gilgit and Bagrote 02. Yesterday’s Recorded Highest Maximum Temperature’s (°C): Turbat 44, Nokkundi and Pasni 37.
