Cyclone Shakti May Form Heatwave Grips Pakistan
Meanwhile, 48 Celsius temperatures were recorded at Sindh’s Dadu, Jacobabad, and southern Punjab’s Rahim Yar Khan and Bahawalpur districts today.
Mercury soared to 42 °C in Lahore and Peshawar and 41 °C in Islamabad.
Maximum temperature of 36 Celsius recorded in Karachi with a feel-like temperature of 38 degrees centigrade.
Heatwave likely to continue in the current week under the influence of high pressure in the upper atmosphere.
Meanwhile a low-pressure area (LPA) has formed over the East-Central Arabian Sea about 1075 km southeast of Karachi, Pakistan Meteorological Department informed in an advisory on Thursday.
The low-pressure area has been located at latitude 16.4 N, longitude 71.9 E.
Due to favorable environmental conditions, the system is likely to further intensify into a Depression during the next 36 hours and is expected to move initially towards the north.
Currently, there is no threat to any coastal area of the country. PMD’s cyclone warning center, Karachi is monitoring the system, according to an advisory.
Weather experts said that the low-pressure area developed in the Arabian Sea was energized by the warmer water temperatures. It could cause very hot weather in Karachi as the sea breeze is expected to pause.
The system is currently hovering near India’s western coast and could strengthen into a deep depression or even a cyclone by May 24 or 25 if conditions remain favourable.
If the system turns into a cyclone, it will be named Shakti — a name proposed by Sri Lanka, meaning ‘power’.
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