KARACHI: The Heatwave Early Warning Centre of Pakistan Meteorological Department on Tuesday warned of scorching hot weather in the port city during Eid days.
The first two days of Eidul Fitr, June 5th and 6th, will be hot and humid, while the mercury in the city will remain between 38 and 40ºC, the weather warning said.
The wind direction in these two days will remain westerly or southwesterly, the met office predicted.
The weather office in its forecast for Tuesday said the weather is expected to remain hot and dry in most parts of the country while very hot in eastern Balochistan and Sindh.
However, dust-thunderstorm/rain is expected at isolated places in Malakand, Hazara, Mardan, Peshawar, Kohat, Rawalpindi divisions, Islamabad, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir.
According to the forecast, the weather will remain very hot in Sindh and eastern Balochistan on Wednesday, while hot and dry weather in most parts of the country.
A spell of very hot weather has also engulfed several districts of Punjab as the temperature reached to 46 degree Celsius in Khaniwal, Khanpur, DG Khan and 45 degree Celsius in Multan and Faisalabad.
Several districts of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa also experiencing sizzling hot weather as the met office has forecast maximum 47 degree Celsius temperature in Turbat and DI Khan on Tuesday.
Pakistan Meteorological Department had recently predicted that the hot weather spell in Karachi will continue till the mid of June.
The met office said the weather will remain hot in the metropolis until after Eid, however, after June 15, the temperature will likely to recede.
The monsoon rains will likely to begin in the port city from July, the met office said.