Karachi braces for morning fog

Visibility drops to 2.5km; fog likely on Tuesday, Wednesday mornings

KARACHI:

Karachi residents may wake up to hazy, foggy conditions over the next two days, with the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) warning of reduced visibility during morning hours after visibility dropped to just 2.5 kilometres on Monday.

The city experienced dry weather on Monday, with bright sunshine prevailing for most of the day. However, humidity rising to 42 per cent brought a slight increase in the perceived warmth, while the maximum temperature was recorded at 35.4 degrees Celsius, according to the Met Office.

The PMD's Early Warning Centre has forecast dry weather in Karachi on Tuesday and Wednesday, with morning fog likely to affect visibility both days.

Winds are expected to blow from Balochistan and Tharparkar during the first half of the day before shifting to southwesterly sea breezes later.

The maximum temperature is likely to remain between 33 degrees Celsius and 35 degrees Celsius until Wednesday.

The Met Office has also cautioned that significant variations between daytime and nighttime temperatures could affect human health as well as domestic animals.