Overview
- Multiple Karachi neighborhoods reported brief downpours, hail and strong winds on Feb. 17, with the PMD confirming widespread showers across the city.
- Official gauges recorded up to 20 mm of rain at Jinnah Terminal, with lower totals in Nazimabad, University Road, North Karachi and other localities.
- The PMD maintained advisories for isolated thunderstorms, gusty or dust-raising winds and possible hail in parts of Balochistan, southern Punjab and lower Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
- K-Electric issued safety warnings about electrical hazards, said field teams were on alert and temporarily cut power in some low-lying areas as a precaution.
- Separately, the NDMA’s Ramadan outlook projects a generally pleasant start to the month with gradually warmer days and relatively cool nights later on.