The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted on Saturday that Karachi will likely get its first round of monsoon rains starting this evening.

On July 3 and 4, the port city is expected to have heavy rain and gusty gusts, according to the Met Office, which also noted that strong winds with a speed of about 81 km per hour may blow ahead of the rainfall.

According to the weather office, a second monsoon is predicted to arrive in the nation on July 7.

In the city, the minimum temperature was recorded at 30 degrees, while the highest temperature is predicted to be between 34 and 36 degrees. As of this morning, there are 66 percent humidity levels.

In a statement, PMD said: “Humid and partly cloudy weather is expected in most districts of the country with rain-wind-thundershowers in Kashmir, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad, lower Sindh and eastern Balochistan [today].”

According to the Met Office, the country has begun to experience monsoon rains, with the first spells occurring in portions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Northeast Punjab. In the upcoming days, more thundershowers with sporadic heavy precipitation are predicted in this area.

Southeastern Sindh and Balochistan are also predicted to have strong monsoon currents starting today.

Under the influence of this weather system:

• Rain-thundershowers with heavy to very heavy falls are expected in Tharparkar, Umerkot, Sanghar, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Thatta, Hyderabad, Tando M. Khan, Tando Allayar, Karachi, Dadu and Jamshoro districts from July 2-5.
• Rain-thundershowers with isolated heavy falls are expected in Shaheed Benazirabad, Noshero Feroz, Sukkur, Larkana, Khairpur, Shikarpur, Qambar Shahdadkot, Ghotki and Kashmore districts during the period.
• Rain-thundershowers with heavy to very heavy falls are expected in Khuzdar, Barkhan, Lasbella, Kohlu, Sibbi, Awaran, Naseerabad, Panjgur from July 2-5.
• Rain-thunderstorm with few heavy falls are expected in Quetta, Zhob, Dalbandin, Nokkundi, Noshki, Qila Saifullah, Mastung, Kalat and Coastal belt (Gawadar, Pasni & Ormara) during the period.

During the projected period, the Met Office issued a warning that the heavy rain may result in urban floods in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Khuzdar, Ormara, Pasni, and Gawadar.

The local Nullahs/Rivers of Barkhan, Zhob, Sibbi, Panjgur, Kohlu, Naseerabad, Nagarparkar, and Dadu may experience flash floods as a result of heavy rains, it was noted.

The PMD said that windstorms could harm unsecured structures in dangerous areas of Sindh and Baluchistan.