StormLow over Pakistan · L-2026-0074
The low over Pakistan is near its strongest and will slowly weaken
Weak low near 1001 hPa now, about 400 km N of Karachi and filling; 8 in 10 forecasts show it.
Updated Sat., Sept. 26, 9:58 p.m. UTC · 103 from NOAA, ECMWF and Environment CanadaMedium confidence
Weak low near 1001 hPa now, about 400 km N of Karachi and filling; 8 in 10 forecasts show it.
Quick answers
As of the Sat 26 Sep 12Z model run · updated Sat., Sept. 26, 9:58 p.m. UTC
- Where is the low over Pakistan going?
- The centre is about 400 kilometres north of Karachi, nearly stationary. The most likely path takes it about 270 kilometres north of Karachi by Monday night.
- How sure is the forecast?
- Medium confidence. 82 of 103 show the storm, and they broadly on its early path (agreement 61 out of 100).
- Do the AI and physics models agree?
- Largely, yes. By Monday night their middle tracks are almost on top of each other. Both take it to about 999 at its deepest.
- Will the low over Pakistan become a bomb cyclone?
- Unlikely. None of the 103 deepen it fast enough to count as a (a pressure fall of roughly 24 in 24 hours, adjusted for latitude).
What we know
Where it is. At 10 p.m. Saturday, the centre was about 400 kilometres north of Karachi, with a central pressure near 1,001 .
How sure. 82 of 103 show the storm, and they broadly on its early path.1
How strong. It is near its strongest now. Forecasts have it filling steadily, to about 1,007 by Monday. None of them turn it into a rapidly deepening .
What’s uncertain
Later on. The forecasts fan out after Sunday. By Monday night, the is about 700 kilometres across.2
When it arrives
No town we track is within reach of this storm; it stays about 400 kilometres north of Karachi.
DetailsStrength, sources and the fine print
How strong it gets
Central pressure over time. The line is the middle forecast; the band holds 8 in 10 of them.
(lower is stronger)
Where the forecasts come from
| Model | Tracks | |
|---|---|---|
NOAA | 26 of 31 | 12Z |
ECMWF | 45 of 51 | 12Z |
Environment Canada | 11 of 21 | 12Z |