KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted the temperature in Karachi Division to remain hot but below 40°C.
According to the PMD’s weather forecast till Thursday, “hot and humid” weather is expected to persist on Tuesday, with the maximum temperature forecasted to be between 37–39°C.
Similar conditions will persist on May 6 (Wednesday) and May 7 (Thursday), PMD said in its advisory, when the maximum temperature will be between 36–38°C and 35-37°C, respectively.
As per the forecast, “hot/very hot and dry weather” was likely to prevail over most parts of Sindh.
Meanwhile, K-Electric’s Head of Distribution Operations, Khurram Abdullah, said on Tuesday that there will be no loadshedding in “any areas where the ‘feels-like’ temperature reaches 45°C”.
Addressing a live session from the utility’s Facebook account, he added, “maintenance shutdowns have been suspended due to the heatwave”.
He further stated that illegal connections (kundas) caused overloading, leading to localised faults and accidents.
“Cooperation from residents is essential to resolve local faults,” he said.
A day earlier, the metropolis witnessed its highest temperature since 2018 at 44.1°C accompanied by gusts of continental winds that persisted throughout the day, claiming the lives of at least 10 people.
Despite the record temperature in eight years, it was notable that the “feels-like” temperature did not exceed 40°C due to relatively low humidity.
A PMD official said the maximum temperature recorded in the city on Monday was 44.1°C with 17pc humidity.
Based on current trends and data, he said, the temperature was expected to start declining from Tuesday (today) as dry winds subsided, and would gradually drop further over the week.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Tuesday also issued sweeping emergency protocols and placed hospitals on alert as extreme, above-normal summer temperatures persisted throughout the country.
