PMD forecasts hot, dry weather for most of Sindh

On Wednesday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast mainly hot and dry weather for most districts of Sindh over the next 24 hours, according to a brief update carried by the Associated Press of Pakistan. The state-run wire service's one-paragraph report did not say which of Sindh’s districts would be hottest, and it gave no forecast for rainfall.

Business Recorder, in a separate weather note, reported that hot weather is likely across Sindh over the next two days. The account did not provide a district-by-district breakdown or expected temperature ranges for interior cities such as Sukkur, Larkana or Hyderabad.

In Karachi, the provincial capital, the heat has been building since the first week of September, according to ProPakistani. The publication said the Pakistan Meteorological Department has warned that October is also likely to remain warmer than usual for the city.

ProPakistani reported that Karachi recorded a maximum temperature of 40.7 degrees Celsius on September 21, the city’s hottest September day since 2017. The previous day, September 20, the city's maximum was recorded at 39.1 degrees Celsius. The report added that hot and humid weather with clear skies was expected for the current day, with the maximum likely to rise to 38 degrees Celsius.

Taken together, the reports suggest that the current hot spell in lower Sindh may extend into the beginning of October, keeping daytime temperatures above the seasonal norm. The Pakistan Meteorological Department’s forecast comes at a time when residents of Karachi and other Sindh cities are already coping with persistent heat. None of the reports mentioned any rainfall in the forecast period, and no heatwave alert or weather advisory was announced. The temperature figures cited in this report are those published by ProPakistani; the Skardu Times has not independently verified them.