MULTAN, May 1: Temperature shot up to 43.8 C in Multan and its suburbs on Thursday, making it the hottest day of current summer so far.

The maximum temperature was recorded at 42.5 C on Wednesday.

The local Met Office has forecast a hot and dry weather with chances of dust-raising winds during the next 24 hours in Multan and its suburbs.

Humidity was recorded at 53 per cent at 8am and 13 per cent at 5 pm.—APP