{"id":108019,"date":"2026-05-05T06:42:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/severe-heat-grips-karachi-as-weather-turns-intensely-dry\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T06:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T06:42:15","slug":"severe-heat-grips-karachi-as-weather-turns-intensely-dry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/severe-heat-grips-karachi-as-weather-turns-intensely-dry\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe heat grips Karachi as weather turns intensely dry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-id=\"221fafe\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n<p><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City expected to remain under hot spell with temperatures reaching up to 40\u00b0C and no rainfall predicted.<\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-id=\"474ce0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p data-start=\"56\" data-end=\"246\"><strong>Karachi: The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Pakistan Meteorological Department<\/span><\/span> has forecast hot and dry weather for <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Karachi<\/span><\/span> today, with temperatures expected to remain high across the city.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"378\">The minimum temperature recorded this morning was 26.5\u00b0C, while the city\u2019s temperature was recorded at 31\u00b0C earlier today.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"466\">The maximum temperature is expected to range between 39\u00b0C and 40\u00b0C during the day.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"611\">Humidity levels were recorded at 48 percent, while westerly winds are currently blowing at a speed of around 9 kilometres per hour.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"613\" data-end=\"703\">The sky is expected to remain clear throughout the day, and no rainfall is likely.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"705\" data-end=\"878\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">With temperatures likely to approach the 40-degree mark, hot and dry conditions are expected to persist across <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Karachi<\/span><\/span> through the day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>City expected to remain under hot spell with temperatures reaching up to 40\u00b0C and no rainfall predicted. Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has forecast hot and dry weather for Karachi today, with temperatures expected to remain high across the city. 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