Karachi: Karachi is under the influence of a low-pressure area in the Arabian Sea, which is likely to convert in a tropical cyclone but would not cause any damage to the city or any other coastal areas of Pakistan, officials said.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that the existing conditions in the Arabian sea can cause light rains on Wednesday and Thursday.
According to Chief meteorologist said that the existing depression in the Arabian has turned tropical storm and it has been named hikaa
He added that the Maldives has given the name of hikaa adding that presently the storm is at the Southwest on a distance of 510 km away from Karachi while it will head towards Oman adding that the storm poses no danger to Karachi.
“Under the influence of an existing low pressure area in the east-central and the adjoining north-east Arabian Sea, which intensified into a depression, sea breeze remained cut off towards Karachi and the city’s maximum temperature rose to 40.2°C on Sunday,” an official of the PMD said.
PMD officials said Karachi was in the grip of a light heatwave due to the active weather system in the Arabian Sea, adding that some parts of the city even received light rain and drizzle under the influence of the passing clouds but that did not bring the temperature down.
