Karachi weather update: Temperature may drop to 6°C as cold wave persists

• PMD has forecast another cold wave in Sindh
• Temperature is expected to drop to 6-8 °C in Karachi
• Cold and dry weather is expected in plain areas

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast another cold wave is likely to grip Sindh including Karachi from tomorrow (Sunday).

According to a statement by the MET Office, the temperature is expected to drop to 6-8 °C in the metropolis over the weekend. The temperature will also drop in adjoining Hyderabad, Thatta, Sujawal and Badin districts.

The PMD said that the minimum temperature may drop to 2-4 °C in Sukkur, Ghotki, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Jamshoro, Dadu, Khairpur, Tharparker, and Umerkot districts.

The temperature is likely to drop to 3-5 °C in Benazirabad, Naushahro Feroze, Sanghar, Matiari, Mirpur Khas, TM Khan, Tando Allahyar.

In its daily weather report, the Met Office said that a westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country and is likely to continue over upper parts during the next few days.

It said cold and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country, however, rain-thunderstorm with snow over hills is expected in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan (GB).

During the past 24 hours, the minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in Karachi were 10-12 °C Centigrade, Hyderabad 10-12 °C, Sukkur 5-7°C, Thatta 8-10 °C and 5-7°C,  Dadu 6-8°C, Mitthi 6-8 degrees Centigrade, and Nawabshah 6-8 °C.

Earlier, the Met Office forecast that rainfall with snowfall is likely to hit the upper parts of the country in the upcoming days.

The Met Office said that a westerly wave affecting North Balochistan will grip the upper parts from January 20 and may persist till Wednesday, January 25, with occasional gaps.

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