Karachiites will have to layer themselves for the upcoming bone-chilling cold as the weather is about to get colder with the cold wave starting to affect upper Sindh and likely to grip the remaining areas from tomorrow, the weather department said Sunday.
As per the forecast by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the mercury in the port city is expected to drop to 6°C-8°C from tomorrow (Monday).
Meanwhile, in other cities in Sindh, the minimum temperature may drop to 2°C-4°C in Sukkur, Ghotki, Larkana, Qambar Shahdadkot, Kashmore, Shikarpur, Jacobabad, Jamshoro, Dadu, Khairpur, Tharparker, Umerkot, districts.
The mercury is expected to drop to 3°C-5°C in Shaheed Benazirabad, Naushahro Feroze, Sanghar, Matiari, Mirpur Khas, Tando Muhammad Khan, Tando Allahyar and 6°C-8°C Karachi, Hyderabad, Thatta, Sujawal and Badin districts.
In its daily weather report, the Met Office said that a westerly wave is affecting the upper parts of the country and is likely to continue over the upper parts during the next few days.
Cold and dry weather is expected in most plain areas of the country. However, rain-thunderstorm with snow over hills is expected in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan, said the Met department.
