KARACHI: The city’s temperature is likely to drop further before normalising by Sunday, the Meteorological department said on Thursday. The maximum and minimum temperatures recorded in Karachi were 26.5 and 14 degree Celsius, respectively.

Humidity decreased from 69 per cent in the morning to 20pc in the evening.

There is no forecast for rain. The minimum temperature on Friday is likely to range from 13 to 15 degree Celsius.

“Temperature is likely to drop four to five degrees more with the decrease in moisture, a special feature of Karachi’s weather which doesn’t let its temperature get warm or cold too fast,” said Met director Shahid Abbas.

All coastal areas experienced the same phenomenon, he pointed out, adding that it’s the Siberian winds making Karachi cold these days.

“Siberia is the coldest point in the world with temperature at times dropping to as low as -76 degrees in the end of December.

“Though the freezing winds lose their bite as they reach Karachi, the city is still cold for most Karachiites who are not used to cold weather,” he said.

Cold winds also blew in summer but they gradually got hot as they interacted with warm weather conditions in different regions. Southern parts of Punjab and upper parts of Sindh were currently experiencing similar weather conditions, he said.

As for other cities in Sindh, the maximum temperature in Dadu was 22.4 degrees Celsius, Sukkur 24.5, Hyderabad 23.5, Mithi 26 and in Mirpurkhas 24.5 degrees Celsius.

Published in Dawn, December 14th, 2018