The upper Sindh areas sizzled in unprecedented heat, as the mercury stayed well above 50°C with the maximum temperature of 53°C recorded in Mohenjo Daro Yesterday, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
According to the PMD, temperatures reached 51°C in Jacobabad and Dadu, while Khanpur, Khairpur, Larkana, Padidan, Sukkur, Sibbi, and Rohri experienced a scorching 50°C.
Nawabshah recorded a sweltering 49°C, while the neighbouring town of Sakrand registered 47°C.
A similar extreme heat prevailed in southern Punjab but the maximum temperatures remained fractionally below 50°C, according to the PMD. the hottest areas of Punjab were Rahim Yar Khan, Bhakkar, Dera Ghazi Khan and Kot Addu, where mercury shot to 49°C.
The highest maximum temperatures soared to 48 °C in Multan, Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, Jhang, Joharabad, Layyah, Kasur, Noorpur Thal in Punjab, besides Dera Ismail Khan, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Turbat in Balochistan.
According to the synoptic situation, the PMD said, continental air was prevailing over most parts of the country, therefore, the ongoing heatwave conditions were likely to prevail over most plain areas of the country during the next two days, while gusty winds or dust storms were expected during the afternoon.
The PMD office in Karachi forecast that heatwave conditions would likely prevail in most districts of Sindh during the next 48 hours. With hot and humid weather in coastal areas.
It said that daytime temperatures would remain 6-8 degrees Centigrade above normal in upper Sindh districts.
The current temperature surge will continue til 6th June, and there will be no chance of rain til first week of July.