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

Opinion

Editorial

Trump’s folly
Updated 13 Feb, 2025

Trump’s folly

This latest pronouncement only reinforces the fears of those who see the plan as a blueprint for ethnic cleansing.
Corruption ranking
13 Feb, 2025

Corruption ranking

IT comes as little surprise. Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2024, unveiled on...
Support from remittances
13 Feb, 2025

Support from remittances

EVEN though workers’ remittances dipped, albeit negligibly, in January on a month-over-month basis, the earnings...
Ill omens
Updated 12 Feb, 2025

Ill omens

One wonders whether institutional leadership realises the long-term ramifications of the ongoing "remaking" of judiciary.
Sunken dreams
12 Feb, 2025

Sunken dreams

ANOTHER tragedy has struck Pakistani migrants seeking a better future. A boat capsizing off the Libyan coast has ...
Hate in India
12 Feb, 2025

Hate in India

HISTORY shows that rulers use hate speech to provoke hate crimes and ‘othering’ among communities. Indian Prime...