Due to persistently high atmospheric pressure over the region, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) announced on Saturday that a heatwave will continue to affect much of Sindh, including Karachi, till May 20.
The Met Office predicts that temperatures in a number of Sindhi areas would be much higher than usual. Temperatures in Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, and Naushahro Feroze are predicted to stay 5–7°C warmer than normal.
The temperature may remain 5 to 7°C above seasonal averages in Jacobabad, Sukkur, and the neighboring districts, where similar variations are anticipated.
It is predicted that during this time, temperatures in Badin, Tharparkar, Umerkot, and Hyderabad will stay 3 to 5°C above average.