KARACHI: The city experienced its hottest day of the current year on Wednesday when temperature rose to 39 degrees Celsius with 21 per cent relative humidity.

On Tuesday, the maximum temperature recorded in the city was 36.1°C with 47pc relative humidity.

Chief Meteorologist Dr S. Sarfaraz told Dawn that in recent years Karachi’s highest temperature in May was 46°C in 2018.

The city experienced hot day under the influence of a high pressure system in the upper atmosphere currently affecting southern parts of the country.

In other districts of Sindh, the Met office recorded the highest temperature in Chhor (45.5°C) followed by Dadu and Shaheed Benazirabad (45°C), Mithi (44.5°C), Jacobabad and Hyderabad (44°C), Khairpur and Tandojam (43.1°C), Sukkur, Sakrand, Mirpurkhas, Badin and Padidan (42.5°C), Rohri (42°C) and Thatta (41.5°C).

“The high pressure system is likely to spread in a week, creating hot and dry conditions in most parts of the country. The weather in Karachi, however, is likely to improve in two days due to the sea-breeze’s effect,” Dr Sarfaraz said.

The Met department has forecast hot and humid weather in the city on Thursday (today) with maximum temperature ranging between 36°C and 38°C.

Published in Dawn, May 11th, 2023