KARACHI: The city witnessed another hot day as temperatures soared above 39 degrees centigrade on Sunday.

A Pakistan Meteorological depar­tment official says that there is little likeliness of change in the weather till the first week of November.

The recent rise in temperatures has been made more unbearable by the increase in humidity due to tropical activity in the Arabian Sea.

The Met Office has recorded maximum temperatures at 39.1°C with 32 per cent humidity.

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“Every year in October we witness such weather trend. Actually, October is the third hottest month in Karachi. Then due to some tropical activity in the Arabian Sea humidity is high; therefore the ‘feels like’ temperature remains higher,” the official said.

The Met Office sees the current weather pattern as “pretty normal” as the city is experiencing a transition period, moving away from the monsoon to the winter, which is a sign of change in the wind direction that cuts off the cool sea breeze.

Explaining tropical activity, the weatherman says that low pressure developed over the Arabian Sea is blocking the sea breeze, which has caused an increase in temperatures.

“So apart from regular hot weather trend of October, Karachiites feel it hotter due to that Arabian Sea activity,” added the Met official.

Published in Dawn, October 21st, 2024