Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a heatwave alert for Karachi as the temperature is likely to remain hot in the upcoming days.
The temperatures in the megacity can soar up to 40 degrees Celsius which will feel like 45 degrees Celsius.
PMD Director Sardar Sarfaraz said low pressure in the Bay of Bengal has turned into a depression which will likely increase the mercury level in Karachi.
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He added that the depression in the weather system may deepen with time which can cause rain in Upper and Lower Sindh and South Punjab.
The scorching weather in the megacity will be over after the predicted rain spells after September 18.
In 2015, the coastal city experienced the most lethal heatwave in the country’s history in over half a decade.