KARACHI, July 6: The weather turned more pleasant on Thursday as the sky remained overcast throughout the day, though there was no report of rain or even drizzle across the city.
The maximum temperature also dropped to 32.9 degrees Centigrade and the Met office forecast that the maximum temperature would range from 32 to 34 degrees Centigrade on Friday.
Many parts of the city received drizzle on Wednesday as the monsoon system entered the region. The meteorological department has forecast cloudy weather with chances of thunderstorm/rains during the next two days.
A large number of people thronged recreational places, including the beaches of Seaview, Clifton, Sandspit and Hawkesbay as the clouds enveloped the city, which has been baking in temperatures rising up to 41 degrees Celsius during the previous few days.
The people of the city experienced the longest and the hottest day on June 22, when the maximum temperature swelled to 41 degrees Celsius. Since then, the people were braving hot days one after another with frequent power breakdowns adding to their miseries.
The people heaved a sigh of relief with the pleasant change in the weather. While many visited the recreational sites, others cooked traditional food in their homes to welcome the pleasant weather.
“I couldn’t dare to take my family to the beach during the past many days due to sizzling weather,” said Mohammed Umer at Seaview beach. “This cloudy weather is just a blessing and I wish it remains there forever,” he added.
“We are enjoying too much this cloudy weather,” a visitor to the Seaview said.
But the people living in low lying localities seemed to be scared of the cloudy weather. They foresaw a terrible situation if it rained heavily. “You see almost the entire city is dug up here and there and if it rains, there will be a great deal of inconvenience to the people,” Raja Taimure, a resident of Malir City, said.
A number of deaths have been reported in Pakistan. In India at least 272 people have died since the beginning of the monsoon in May.
KARACHI, July 6: The weather turned more pleasant on Thursday as the sky remained overcast throughout the day, though there was no report of rain or even drizzle across the city.
