KARACHI: The increased intensity of the ‘Siberian high’ — a massive collection of cold, dry air that accumulates in the north-eastern part of Eurasia and plays a significant role in wintertime climate variability over South Asia — caused a sudden drop in the city’s temperature on Saturday.

According to the Met department, the minimum temperature dropped from 10 degrees Celsius to 5.8 degrees Celsius in two days.

“The city’s weather is likely to remain under the influence of intensely cold and dry Siberian winds till mid-January,” a Met official said.

Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2021