Karachi Sizzles as Feels-Like Temperature Climbs to 54°C

KARACHI: While the maximum temperature recorded in Karachi on Wednesday was 37.4 degrees Celsius, the feels-like temperature surged to 54°C, the Met Office data showed.

According to the data, the feels-like temperature gradually soared from 49°C at around 1pm to 54°C at 3pm.

It showed relative humidity was 79pc and 65pc in the morning and evening, respectively. The minimum temperature was 30°C.

Other districts of Sindh also experienced harsher weather conditions with mercury soaring to 49.5°C in Jacobabad followed by Dadu 49°C, Paddidan and Sukkur 47°C, Mohenjo Daro, Larkana, Shaheed Benazirabad 46.5°C, Rohri 46°C, Khairpur 45.5°C and Sakrand 45°C.

- Author: Faiza Ilyas, DAWN