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Karachi sizzling as mercury touches 39ºC

Pakistan Published 20 October 2026, 05:10 · archived 20 Oct 2026

KARACHI: The city continued to sizzle on Monday as the maximum daytime temperature touched 39 Celsius, 2.6 degrees above normal, with the Met Office warning of more hot days this week. The city’s temperature persisted at 39 Celsius, higher by 2.6 degrees than normal, while humidity hit 23 percent — the lowest of the session. The Met Office forecasts hot and dry weather across the Karachi Division and elsewhere in Sindh over the next 48 hours. Tuesday may see similar hot and dry conditions, with maximums of 37–39 Celsius and minimums of 23–25 Celsius. Morning humidity will be 60–70 percent and ...

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