KARACHI: According to meteorologists, “a medium-level pressure over the Arabian Sea” is expected to be established on June 30 and will bring the monsoon season to Karachi in early July.
A medium-level pressure system is predicted to form over the Arabian Sea on June 30, according to a meteorological analyst who spoke with Geo News. This would bring the port city its first period of precipitation during the first week of July.
The monsoon season in Pakistan is expected to start on June 27 and last until July 4. However, scientists predict “more than usual rains” in Karachi and the southern regions of Sindh this year.
But the expert described it as a “long-term forecast” that might alter in the future.
But the expert described it as a “long-term forecast” that might alter in the future.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had earlier said in its daily forecast that the majority of the country’s plain areas would see extremely hot and dry weather during the day.
On the other hand, during the evening hours, strong gusts, windstorms, and sporadic rain-thunderstorms are predicted for the upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan, northeast Punjab, Islamabad, Potohar region, and Kashmir.
It also said that there will be drizzle in certain parts of Karachi late on Wednesday night, but the port city’s weather would likely stay hot and muggy for the next day.
India’s “below-normal rainfall”
However, because of its delayed progress, India is expected to get below-average rainfall in June, which has caused concerns for the country’s agricultural sector, which accounts for 3rd largest economy in Asia.
India’s summer rains, which are essential to the country’s economic development, typically start in the south on June 1 and travel across the country by July 8. This allows farmers to sow rice, cotton, soybeans, and sugarcane.
The state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) released a statement indicating that less than 92% of the long-period average rainfall, or below-normal rains, is most likely to fall over the nation.
According to data provided by the IMD, India has gotten 20% less rainfall than usual since June 1. Nearly all regions, with the exception of a few southern states, have had deficits, while some northwest states have experienced scorching waves.
The almost $3.5 trillion Indian economy depends on the monsoon, which provides almost 70% of the rain required to restock aquifers and irrigate crops.
