KARACHI: The city is likely to experience a cold wave from Thursday (today) that will continue for the next three to four days, a Met official said on Wednesday.

The minimum temperature is likely to drop and is expected to range between 9 degrees Celsius and 11 °C till Dec 19.

“There will be a slight drop in both daytime and night temperatures but the intensity of the cold wave caused by Siberian winds will remain moderate,” Sardar Sarfaraz of the Met department said, adding the wind direction would be north/northeasterly.

According to Mr Sarfaraz, the weather pattern has been normal so far and cold weather is generally experienced after the second week of December in Karachi.

“There are, however, chances of an intense cold wave towards the end of December under the influence of a westerly wave that’s likely to bring good rains in most parts of the country including Balochistan,” the weatherman said.

Published in Dawn, December 16th, 2021

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