Karachi swelters: no relief from humidity as heavy rain stays away

KARACHI: The people of Karachi will continue to long for heavy rain as the weather is expected to remain partly cloudy with humidity on Tuesday.

Though, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast drizzle and light rain in the evening or night, however, this is something that the port city is already experiencing for days. It might provide the residents a brief respite from scorching weather.

The minimum temperature, as per the Met Office, was recorded at 29.7°C and the maximum temperature is expected to hit 34-36°C.

The meteorological department said the humidity ratio in the air was 80% and the sea winds were blowing at a speed of 21 to 25 kilometer per hour.

A day ago, the megalopolis was boiling with the feels-like temperature hitting 46°C during the day, as per weather expert Jawad Memon.

Nevertheless, Memon said a rain system, developing in the Bay of Bengal, might affect Sindh between July 24 and 28. If the same system hit India’s coastal state Gujarat, he said, then Karachi might also receive showers.