Karachiites, beware! Temperature could soar to 41 degrees today
The wind speed and humidity ratio will remain low.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Scorching hot weather will continue to grip Karachi for additional three days, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said.
Met Office director Abdur Rasheed has alerted that the city will undergo hot and dry weather from Monday to Thursday.
The wind speed and humidity ratio will remain low.
Met office has advised the people especially children and elderly to drink lots of water and remain indoors.
The sudden increase in the temperature has landed many in hospital with complaints of vomiting and headache.
On Monday, the temperature rose to 40°C and will remain between 41-42°C on Tuesday.
Apart from the sweltering weather, loadshedding also increased in the metropolis while affecting the water availability.
In 2015, temperatures touched 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in the steamy port city, the hottest since 1981 and above normal summer levels of around 37°C (99F).
The worst heat wave to hit Karachi for nearly 35 years killed more than 1,000 people.
The problem was compounded by power cuts which left people unable to cool themselves with fans and air conditioners, particularly affecting those unable to afford generators.
