On Monday, the country will be in the grip of an extreme heatwave due to the formation of a cyclone
over the Bay of Bengal.
It i
s expected that the sun will be burning red hot today, which will cause extreme heat in the country’s plains. It will be a hot day in Lahore today, with temperature
s expected to reach 42°C. Sindh, including Karachi, will be subjected to a severe heatwave beginning on May 11 that could last through May 16.
On May 11-16, Karachi’s maximum temperature i
s expected to reach 40°C, while the same temperature i
s expected to rise to 46 to 48°C in the districts of Dadu and Sukkur as well as in Jacobabad, Nawabshah (Nawabshah), Naushero Feroz, Khairpur, Shikarpur and Ghotki.
Temperatures are expected to r
ise throughout the country during the day, according to the Metrological Office. Pakistan today i
s expected to experience a hot and dry day in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh, and Balochistan provinces.
The hot and dry weather will continue in Islamabad as well.
It’s going to be hot and dry up north
, too, according to the Met Office, which includes places like Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltist
an.