- Karachi’s temperature to remain normal for the next 10 days.
- The city could experience Heatwave at the end of April: PMD Spox.
- Temperature of feeling that it is 39 ° C-41 ° C due to high humidity.
Karachi: Metropolis residents are likely to witness a temperature increase on Saturday with the Pakistan’s department of Meteorology (PMD) warning about an imminent heat wave in the city in the current month.
Climate expert Jawad Memon has warned that, due to a change in the wind direction, Mercury is expected to loom between 36 and 38 degrees Celsius, which will feel like 39 ° C at 41 ° C due to high levels of humidity.
However, climatic conditions are likely to improve at night due to the marine breeze, he added.
Meanwhile, the PMD spokesman, Anjum Nazir, has said that although the climate in Karachi is probable to remain normal for the next 10 days, the city is expected to experience a heat wave at the end of April.
By pointing out that a moderate drought has been declared in most Sindh areas, the meteorological office officer regretted that there would be no land (not developed/open soil) in Karachi and, due to concrete surfaces, rainwater ends in the sea instead of being absorbed on the ground.
Asking for the need to implement rain collection in the Metropolitan City, Nazir said that water wells must be built in areas where open land is still and non -developed lands that can help increase groundwater levels.
By expanding the perspectives of the rain, the spokesman said that international climate applications forecast excessive downpours in Pakistan and any prediction with respect to the monsoon season would only be possible at the end of May or early June.
Lasting that the country is witnessing a 61% drop in the average rain in the winter season along with a reduced 50% snowfall, the officer warned that heat waves will probably affect different areas of the country from April 14 to April 19 with expected temperatures between 46 ° C and 48 ° C in Sindh.
With the temperatures that are expected to remain above the average between April and June, he said that the conditions similar to the heat wave will persist in South Punjab and parts of Sindh.
In addition, Nazir said that while the country will experience average rainfall during this period of time, which represents 19% of the country’s water storage, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit-Baltistan will receive less than normal rain.
The weather forecast follows the previous PMD warning on the prediction of the heat wave above 4 ° C-6 ° C at the temperature in the center of Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir.
Excessive heat can also cause dust storms and wind storms, damaging potentially vulnerable infrastructure, such as electrical posts, trees, vehicles and solar panels, the office has warned.
The general public is advised, particularly children, women and elderly, who avoid direct exposure to the sun and remain well hydrated.
Farmers are also urged to administer their crop activities, particularly wheat collection, according to the prognosis, and guarantee the safety of livestock.
The increase in temperatures in northern areas can lead to accelerated thaw, increasing the risk of floods.
