No chance of rain in Karachi as hot weather sears city

• Some areas of Karachi may witness drizzle today.
• Port city to remain partly cloudy today: Sarfaraz. 
• Weather likely to remain hot, humid in 24 hours. 

KARACHI: Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz on Saturday said that there is no chance of rain in Karachi, however, some areas may witness drizzle today.

The port city has been gripped by a severe heatwave for the past few days with temperatures rising over 40°C and feels like temperatures surging past 50°C.

Additionally, prolonged loadshedding is making life miserable for the masses.

Sarfaraz said that the weather is expected to remain partly cloudy today while the city's soothing sea breeze will remain blocked due to low air pressure in the Arabian Sea.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) advisory, the weather in the metropolis is expected to remain hot and humid in the next 24 hours.

The minimum temperature in Karachi is recorded at 30.5°C while the maximum temperature is likely to hover between 36 to 38°C, said the PMD.

The Met Office said that the humidity level in the air is 70%.

Karachi's residents got some relief from the sweltering heat on Thursday after some parts of the city received some much-needed rain.

Even though the brief spell was a breath of fresh air, the coolness in the atmosphere was short-lived with humidity taking over.

No night-time loadshedding

Meanwhile, Sindh Energy Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has instructed power utilities to refrain from conducting loadshedding between 10pm and 6am.

Speaking at a media briefing in the Sindh Assembly on Friday, he emphasised that the Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (Hesco), Sukkur Electric Power Company (Sepco), and K-Electric had been sternly warned against implementing loadshedding during these hours.

Shah further disclosed that a recent meeting between K-Electric, Hesco and Sepco had resulted in mandatory measures to curtail both daytime and night-time loadshedding.

He stressed that any planned loadshedding must be communicated to the public well in advance.

“The Sindh government stands in solidarity with the people during their times of hardship; hence, we have mandated power distributors to cease loadshedding,” he declared.

Addressing concerns about summer loadshedding, particularly during peak afternoon hours, he announced the formation of a committee aimed at combating electricity theft.

He held out the assurance that the government would extend full support to institutions and undertake necessary emergency measures to alleviate the hardships faced by the people of Sindh.