KARACHI: Hot weather continues in Karachi on Thursday. But Met Office has said that the city will witness sea breeze in the metropolis in the evening.
However; the temperature can shot between 39-41 degrees Celsius while the weather will remain hot and dry. At present, the city is almost under 34.6 degrees temperature which is increasing whereas the humidity level in the air is 26 percent. The surge in mercury from the last two days has landed the people into a miserable situation.
Lack of trees in the city has added to the miseries of the public who sort their shade as a relief from the scorching heat. The sudden rise of temperature has been reminding people of the treacherous heat wave in 2015. Two years back, temperatures touched 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit) in the steamy port city, the hottest since 1981 and above normal summer levels of around 37°C (99F).
The worst heat wave to hit Karachi for nearly 35 years killed more than 1,000 people.