KARACHI: Mercury dropped to single digit — 9.3 degrees Celsius — for the first time this winter on Friday night in the city, under the influence of chilly Siberian winds affecting the whole country, the Met Department’s data showed.

The maximum temperature recorded was 25.1°C. Humidity levels were 44 per cent and 16 per cent in the morning and evening, respectively.

The department has forecast continuation of the cold wave for the next three to four days with a further drop in temperature.

It recorded Mohenjo-Daro and Mithi as the coldest towns in the province with minimum temperatures dropping to three and four degrees Celsius, respectively.

“Right now, the whole country is experiencing an intense cold wave that’s an aftereffect of the recent rains,” explained Chief Meteorologist Ameer Hyder Laghari.

He added that Karachi’s minimum temperature would gradually go up to 12°C to 14°C in the next three to four days.

The senior Met official also pointed to severe foggy conditions currently affecting the region. “In Sindh, its northern parts are seriously affected by foggy conditions that stayed late in the morning. Smog (heavy air pollution) is also contributing to its intensity and significantly reducing visibility,” he said.

According to the department’s daily forecast, dry weather with cold nights and misty/foggy mornings is likely to prevail in plain areas of the province.

The minimum temperature is likely to range between 8 and 10°C.

Published in Dawn, January 10th, 2026