KARACHI: Another “cold wave” is set to hit the Sindh province including Karachi on Sunday with mercury expected to drop to 6 degrees Celsius, Pakistan Meteorological Department said on Saturday.
Weather experts have predicted cold weather in the metropolis with the temperature expected to be ranging between 7 and 9 degrees Celsius for the next five days during nighttime.
Sindh province is set to see another cold wave starting tomorrow. According to its most recent projection, the minimum temperature may drop to 2-4°C in the districts of Sukkur, Ghotki, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Jamshoro, Dadu, Khairpur, Tharparker, and Umerkot.
Mercury may drop to 6-8°C in Karachi, Hyderabad, Badin, Thatta and Sujawal districts.
The Met Office predicted that the weather in Karachi is expected to remain “cold and dry” in the next two days with the mercury dropping to 7°C on Monday in the metropolitan city. The maximum temperatures in the city will range between 21-25°C from Jan 21 to Jan 23.
Meanwhile, the PMD added, the temperature can drop to 3-5°C in Matiari, Mirpur Khas, Naushahro Feroze, Sanghar Shaheed Benazirabad, Tando Muhammad Khan and Tando Allahyar districts.
Weather remained cold and dry in entire Pakistan, especially in the plains of Sindh and Punjab, as the cold wave gripped the entire country after a westerly wave caused rains in Balochistan and northern Pakistan and snowfall on the mountains of the country.
