KARACHI:
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday predicted light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and dust storms at isolated locations in parts of Sindh on June 1, offering relief after days of intense heat across the province.
The department said weather conditions driven by severe heat and westerly winds affecting northern parts of the country could trigger thunderstorms in Qambar Shahdadkot, Dadu, Mirpurkhas, and Tharparkar districts.
“Despite the rain forecast, heatwave conditions were expected to persist across most districts of Sindh until Saturday,” it said.
PMD said that Maximum temperatures in Kashmore, Khairpur, Qambar Shahdadkot, Jacobabad, Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad and Naushahro Feroze were forecast to range between 47°C and 50°C.
“In Tharparkar, Badin, Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Muhammad Khan, Umerkot, Mirpurkhas, Jamshoro and Sanghar, temperatures are expected to reach between 44°C and 47°C,” it added.
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Meanwhile, Karachi is likely to remain hot and humid over the next three days, with daytime temperatures forecast between 35°C and 37 °C.
It said that Humidity levels in the city could reach around 80 per cent during the morning and 70 per cent in the evening, while south-westerly sea breezes were expected to remain fully active in the coming days, the PMD said.
On Thursday, Dadu set a new heat record, breaking the area’s 10-year temperature record amid intense heat.
According to the PMD, a maximum temperature of 51.4°C was recorded in Dadu on May 18, 2016. The city recorded a maximum temperature of 51.5°C on Thursday.
The recorded temperature was 4.5°C above the May average. Larkana and Jacobabad also recorded temperatures of 50.5°C on the same day.
