By Muhammad Luqman
With temperatures rising above 40 degree centigrades over the planes of Sindh and Punjab provinces, Pakistan braces for intense heatwave during the next couple of weeks, according to country’s meteorological department.
” We are not expecting any rain producing system during the current week; During Eid holidays too, weather is likely to be hot and dry over most of the country,” Director Regional Meteorological ,Lahore, Mian Ajmal Shad said.
However, there may be dust-raising winds during this period that coudl bring down temperatures slightly.
In Pakistan, the meteorologists believe , monsoon season will kick off during first week of July.
However, according to Accuweather dot com report, this is the delayed start of the seasonal monsoon, that may cause intense heatwave over a large part of India and Pakistan in the coming weeks.
While the heat has come in pulses so far this year, the current heat wave is forecast to last well into June.
Temperatures will soar above 40 C (104 F) across central and northern India each day, with widespread high temperatures of 42-46 C (108-115 F).
Locations that will endure daily dangerous heat include Hyderabad, Nagpur, Patna, Indore, Lucknow and New Delhi.
Extremely dangerous heat is expected across northwest India this weekend, including New Delhi and the National Capital Region where high temperatures may reach 48 C (118 F).
The heat will also spread northwest into much of Pakistan and southern Afghanistan, affecting Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan and Hyderabad, Accuweather reported.
Karachi may also endure bouts of heat during this time, but the city will avoid the most extreme conditions. Daily high temperatures of 36-40 C (97-104 F) are forecast into this weekend.
Unfortunately, this heat is not expected to break anytime soon as dry weather prevails and monsoon rainfall is still far away for northern India and Pakistan.
