Pakistan bakes in Oven: Bricks for Monsoon 2013 placed!

“This is the third article related to the monsoon season of 2013 and it will be followed by many more articles” The sub-continent is experiencing its first major heatwave of the season that is crucial for building up a normal monsoon season. It is worth noting that this year the western sub-continent was a under the…

Pakistan Weather Update & Monsoon Alert (July 9 – July 16)

Sindh’s wait is over or not? Another rain spell in northern areas! Western winds – A good neighbour? Pakistan Weather Portal (PWP) had successfully predicted the onset of monsoon (1st spell) over the northern areas during the late first week of July. PWP on June 25 forecasted these rains and on July 3 gave their arrival time…

Pakistan Weather Update & Monsoon Alert (May 18 – June 1)

Clouds make Karachi home! Multan bears the Heat!  New Activity has come and gone? Western Disturbance 05 entered west-north-west Pakistan on May 16, it caused drizzle in Quetta on the same day. It was of weak intensity.  It caused stray cloud formation in Sindh, predicted by PWP since May 7. The Portal forecasted on May 7; “Local…

Pakistan Weather Update (March 2 – March 9)

“It is the month of flowers as spring looms in” Spring season has started now and its time to say a big bye to winter season. Southern parts have started to heat up but the northern areas are still under a grip of some cold winds which is likely to subside in coming weeks. For…

Pakistan Weather Update (February 11 – February 25)

After experiencing a severe cold wave that brought temperature to rare freezing point in Sindh, rainy days are back and they are heading once again to Pakistan as large western disturbance ’20’ is in Balochistan at present. Western Disturbance 19: A Review! Western Disturbance 19 entered Pakistan on February 3 and entered India on February…