KARACHI (Kashmir English): Karachi, the capital city of the province of Sindh, experienced the coldest morning of the ongoing winter season on Sunday, with temperatures dropping to 13°C.
According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), Karachi’s minimum temperature fell by 3.4°C, reaching 13°C on Sunday morning.
In contrast, Saturday’s minimum had been logged at 16.4°C. A light mist hovered over the city at dawn, reducing visibility to three kilometres, though conditions gradually improved after sunrise as the day warmed.
PMD had earlier warned that Karachi will remain cold and dry over the next three days. With northeasterly winds from Balochistan expected to prevail for most of the period, the city’s temperature may drop further, reaching around 12°C this morning.
Karachi
Karachi is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million.
It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly also served as the country’s capital from 1947 to 1959.
The Met Office added that fog is likely to form in the early morning hours across the plains of Sindh. The coldest temperature in rural Sindh was recorded in Mohenjo Daro at 7.5°C.
Meanwhile, Lahore experienced dry and cold weather on Sunday, with similar conditions likely to continue today (Monday).
PMD officials said that most parts of the country would remain under the influence of continental air, with a shallow westerly wave affecting the extreme northern areas.
They forecast cold and dry weather for much of the country in the coming days, with very cold conditions in hilly regions during the morning and night hours.
Smog and patchy fog may form over the Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa plains during the same period.
Officials said both day and night temperatures are likely to drop further in northern regions over the coming days. On Sunday, the lowest temperature was recorded in Skardu at –11°C, while Lahore registered 6°C.
