Pakistan(National Times)- KARACHI: Winter is finally arriving in the port city after a long wait, as nights have become cooler in the metropolis over the past few days. The meteorological office has also forecast a drop in temperature. The three-day weather forecast by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) indicates that Karachi is likely to experience cool nights for the next few days. During this period, the temperature is expected to drop as low as 17 degrees Celsius, while the weather will remain mostly dry during the daytime. The minimum temperature during the last 24 hours was recorded at 17.8\u00b0C, with forecasts predicting it to remain between 17\u00b0C and 19\u00b0C on December 3 and 4. Meanwhile, the humidity level in Karachi’s atmosphere stood at 58%, with light winds blowing from the northeast. The Met Office also predicted light rain or drizzle in districts Kambar Shahdadkot, Jacobabad and Larkana today, while the mercury may go as low as 16\u00b0C in the upper districts of Sindh later in the week.\u00a0 Meanwhile, the weather in Balochistan turned chillier after rain and hail storms in the northeastern districts of the province. The District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) \u2014 a subordinate body under the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), Balochistan, said that the hail storm broke a 42-year record in Duki District. Hundreds of solar panels and trees were damaged in the affected areas. Frosty winds hit the province following rain and hail storms, pushing the temperature as low as -3\u00b0C in the Kan Mehtarzai area of Chaman. As per PDMA, the mercury can drop to -7\u00b0C in the upper northern districts near the border.\u00a0 Earlier, the PMD forecasted light to moderate rain-wind and thunderstorms, accompanied with snowfall over the mountains in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, starting November 29 till today. The areas under this effect were Waziristan, Kurrum, Mohmand, Khyber, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Malakand, Buner, Shangla, Manshera, Abbottabad, Kohistan, Astore, Ghizer, Gilgit, Hunza, Skardu, Neelum Valley, Muzaffarabad, Rawalakot, Kotli, Haveli and Bagh. Moreover, light rain or drizzle is also expected in the Pothohar region, Murree, Galliyat, Islamabad, Mianwali, Bhakkar and Layyah today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan(National Times)- KARACHI: Winter is finally arriving in the port city after a long wait, as nights have become cooler in the metropolis over the past few days. The meteorological office has also forecast a drop in temperature. The three-day weather forecast by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) indicates that Karachi is likely to experience […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":94124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-94123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n