Mercury drops to 11°C as cold wave grips Karachi

Published December 10, 2024
People buy warm clothes from roadside vendors in the city, on Monday.—Online
People buy warm clothes from roadside vendors in the city, on Monday.—Online

KARACHI: The minimum temperature dropped to 11 degrees Celsius on early Monday morning as a cold wave gripped the metropolis.

According to a Met department’s advisory, the cold wave is likely to prevail across the province this week with night temperature dropping to 7-9°C in upper Sindh.

It said that the temperatures during night-time will drop to 9-11°C in central Sindh, while 10-12°C in southern Sindh.

In Karachi, the maximum temperature recorded was 28.4°C on Monday.

Relative humidity was 14 per cent in the evening.

The Met Office has forecast dry weather with cool night with minimum temperature ranging between 11°C and 12°C in Karachi over the next two days.

The maximum temperature is expected to range between 26-28°C.

Published in Dawn, December 10th, 2024

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