KARACHI: Meteorological Department on Saturday issued heatwave alert for Karachi, saying that the ongoing heatwave in the city is expected to continue for three to four days.
The Office advised citizens not to go out of home unnecessarily.
It said that the sea breeze – that usually keeps Karachi’s weather in check – is expected to give way to hot winds coming in from the plains of interior Sindh. Consequently, temperatures in the country are expected to surpass 40° Celsius.
A shallow westerly wave has started impacting northern parts of Pakistan, likely to persist for the next 36 hours, the department said.
For the next 24 hours, thunderstorms with rain, scattered dust, and gusty winds are predicted in Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Kashmir, and some places in Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad, and FATA.
