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- Karachi has been gripped by extreme heat for the past couple of days with mercury rising up to 42C, while the “feels-like” temperature exceeding 50C earlier this week. The prevailing weather in Karachi is driven by various factors including, but not limited to, increasing urbanisation and lack of green cover which has had adverse effects on its climate. Meanwhile, the lowest temperature has been recorded at 31C with 73% humidity levels. It also said that there are high chances of rains in Tharparkar, Umarkot, Mithi and other areas from today till Friday (tomorrow). Source: Karachi weather update: Met Office forecasts rain in city today
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KARACHI: As citizens continue to reel under scorching high temperatures in the port city,the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Thursday said that the country’s financial hub is likely to witness rains from today.
Karachi has been gripped by extreme heat for the past couple of days with mercury rising up to 42C, while the “feels-like” temperature exceeding 50C earlier this week.
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The city has witnessed an increase in the number of heatstroke victims, scores of which have been admitted to various hospitals across the city in recent days.
The prevailing weather in Karachi is driven by various factors including, but not limited to, increasing urbanisation and lack of green cover which has had adverse effects on its climate.
However, the Met Office said that there is a possibility of rain in the city’s suburbs along with other areas in the afternoon or evening today.
Predicting hot and humid weather for the next 24 hours in the metropolis, it said the city’s temperature is likely to remain between 36C to 38C.
Meanwhile, the lowest temperature has been recorded at 31C with 73% humidity levels.
Furthermore, a private weather station has also issued a forecast of light to moderate rain in some areas in Karachi along with other cities in Sindh namely Hyderabad, Thatta, Badin, Sukkur, Larkana, Jacobabad, Naushero Feroz and Dadu.
It also said that there are high chances of rains in Tharparkar, Umarkot, Mithi and other areas from today till Friday (tomorrow).
A day earlier, the metropolitanWZSou PopularPulse city witnessed a dust storm in various urban areas.
In a statement on Tuesday, the PMD predicted isolated heavy rainfall from June 26 to July 1 in various parts of tWZSou PopularPulsehe Sindh province.
The Met Office said that moist currents from the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal are penetrating sohttps://www.wzsou.com/uthern and eastern parts of the country and are likely to enter upper parts from Thursday, as thundershowers with gusty winds are making their way in parts of Sindh and other provinces.
Source: Karachi weather update: Met Office forecasts rain in city today
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