Karachi sizzling as mercury touches 39ºC
KARACHI: The city continued to sizzle on Monday as the maximum daytime temperature touched 39 Celsius, 2.6 degrees above normal, with the Met Office warning of more hot days this week. The city’s temperature persisted at 39 Celsius, higher by 2.6 degrees than normal, while humidity hit 23 percent — the lowest of the session. The Met Office forecasts hot and dry weather across the Karachi Division…
Karachi experienced a scorching day on Monday, with the maximum temperature soaring to 39 degrees Celsius, a 2.6-degree increase above the normal for this time of year, according to the Met Office. The city's humidity dropped to 23 percent, the lowest of the season. Meteorologists predict hot and dry weather will continue across Karachi Division and Sindh for the next two days.
On Tuesday, temperatures are expected to range from 37 to 39 degrees Celsius during the day and 23 to 25 degrees Celsius at night. Evening and morning humidity levels are forecasted to be 30 to 40 percent and 60 to 70 percent, respectively. The following day, Wednesday is also predicted to remain hot and dry, with temperatures between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius during the day and 23 to 25 degrees Celsius at night.
Humidity is expected to be 40 to 50 percent in the evening and 60 to 70 percent in the morning. The Met Office reported variations in maximum temperatures across Sindh, with Mithi recording the highest at 40 degrees Celsius, followed by Shaheed Benazirabad and Chhor, both at 39.5 degrees Celsius. Thatta and Hyderabad recorded 39 degrees Celsius, while Hyderabad reached 38.5 degrees Celsius and Dadu 37.5 degrees Celsius.
Sakrand, Padidan, and Khairpur all reported 36.5 degrees Celsius, while Sukkur had a maximum temperature of 36 degrees Celsius. Larkana, Moenjodaro, Rohri, and Badin each hit 35.5 degrees Celsius. Jacobabad had the lowest maximum temperature at 33.5 degrees Celsius.
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