Feels-like temperature in Karachi may be 43°C or above till tomorrow

KARACHI: Feels-like temperature in Karachi is expected to touch 43°C or surge past it, said a weather expert on Tuesday, as the citizens continue to bake under the heat. 

Weather expert Jawad Memon said mercury in the port city is likely to hover between 38-39°C on Tuesday and Wednesday.

However, he addded that thunderclouds could develop in the north, north-east and north-west neighbourhoods of Karachi from today to July 18.

“Clouds may form after afternoon because of moist winds blowing from the Arabian Sea,” the weather analyst said.

Moreover, he predicted light to moderate rain for Gadap, Superhighway areas, Malir, Surjani and Gulshan-e-Maymar till Thursday.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) recorded current temperature at 36°C and humidity at 50% in the port city, saying the feels-like heat was currently being experienced at 43°C.

The PMD said hot and humid weather had gripped the metropolis, while sea breezes were blowing at a speed of 18 kilometres an hour.

The Met Office on Monday forecast that the city will potentially experience a rise in temperatures, after experiencing a cloudy weather for the past few days.

Despite prediction for growth in heat intensity, the meteorology department, on Sunday, had ruled out another heatwave in the megalopolis, and predicted a new monsoon spell that would affect Sindh, including its provincial capital from July 19.

Although the country's financial hub received some scattered downpour last week, the residents did not have much respite from the heat.