According to the chief meteorologist, a new monsoon system has entered Eastern Sindh and is present over Tharparkar, Umarkot, and neighbouring districts. Karachi will feel the fresh weather system’s impact in the night, Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz has said. "The parts of the city will likely receive rainfall with thunderstorms in the night," a weather official said. A heavy fall is likely in Karachi during the night, Sarfaraz said.According to the latest meteorological conditions, a low-pressure area has formed over southeast Sindh and the adjoining Northeast Arabian Sea, with its trough extending to the Run of Kutch in Rajasthan, India. Widespread rain with thunderstorms and a few heavy falls, very heavy at times, is likely to occur in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Tharparker, TM Khan, Tando Allahyar, Sanghar, Nawabshah, Naushehro Feroz, Khairpur, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Qambar-Shahdadkot, Dadu, Jamshoro, Shikarpur, Ghotki and Kashmore districts during 14–18 July. Heavy falls may generate urban flooding or water logging in low-lying areas in Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Mirpurkhas, Umerkot, Dadu, Jamshoro, Nawabshah, Jacobabad, Larkana and Sukkur districts during the period, according to the weather forecast.

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