The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has said that hot weather conditions will persist in Karachi over the next 24 hours.
According to the Met Office, the city will experience clear skies and hot weather during the day, while occasional strong winds may also sweep through parts of the city.
The department said that the maximum temperature recorded today reached 38.5°C.
It further stated that heat intensity is expected to increase further from tomorrow, with temperatures likely to reach 40°C on Sunday and 41°C on Monday.
The Met Office warned that most districts of Sindh will continue to experience hot, very hot and dry weather conditions. Central and upper parts of the province are expected to remain under heatwave conditions until May 3.
It added that temperatures in Jamshoro, Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, Ghotki and Sanghar are likely to remain 4 to 6°C above normal. Khairpur, Naushahro Feroze, Jacobabad, Larkana and Sukkur are also expected to remain affected by heatwave conditions.
The Met Office further said that a westerly wave may enter the north-western parts of the country tonight, bringing chances of dust storms and thunderstorms in the upper and central regions.
Upper Sindh may experience gusty winds along with thunder and light rain at isolated places from today until tomorrow. Under the influence of the westerly system, heat intensity in Sindh may slightly decrease; however, temperatures are expected to rise again after May 5.
