Scorching heat prevails throughout Pakistan, Larkana sizzles at 52°C

The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Friday warned about very hot and dry weather in Pakistan throughout the week.

In Lahore, the temperature has been recorded as 37°C while Multan is witnessing scorching hot weather with 40°C.

Besides this, the temperature will likely go up to 52°C in Larkana and 50°C in Dadu.

The plain areas of Punjab, KP, Balochistan and Sindh will be the centre of heat where day temperatures will cross over 45°C and central parts will touch a critical level of 50°C. Temperatures in mountainous areas of Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) will also rise by 4-5°C above average resulting in rapid melting of snow and glaciers.

Continental air would prevail over most parts of the country during next few days.

In the next 24 hours, mainly very hot and dry weather is expected over most parts of the country. Very hot weather conditions would continue over plain areas of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh (Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, Shaheed Benazirabad divisions), Sibbi & Makran divisions.

However, rain-thunderstorm is expected at few places in Kashmir and its adjoining hilly areas during (evening/night). Furthermore, dust-storm is expected to hit Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, and Quetta divisions.

The highest temperatures recorded a day before are as follows:

Larkana 52°C, Turbat, Jacobabad, Moenjodaro 51°C, Sukkur, Bahawalanagr, Rahim yar khan, Dadu 50°C, Rohri, Padidan, Bhakkar, Kot Addu 49°C, Shaheed Benazirabad, Khanpur, D.G Khan, Shorkot, Noorpurthal 48°C, Mithi, Hyderabad, D.I Khan, Kohat, Multan 47°C.