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Heatwave to hit Karachi from Friday

KARACHI: The first heat wave season is likely to affect the metropolis from Friday, according to the Meteorological Department.

The Met department on Wednesday warned that due to a high-pressure cell, the winds will take a turn from southwesterly to northwesterly gradually which will bring hot and dry air mass to Karachi and other coastal areas cutting the sea breeze.

“Temperatures will gradually increase during the day from 38 to 40-degree centigrade and remain same until Sunday,” said Met Office in the weather warning.

“Winds will start blowing from the sea restoring the sea breeze from Wednesday,” it added

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.