ISLAMABAD: Severe heatwave conditions likely to continue in most districts of the country until Thursday (tomorrow), Met office said in a weather report today.
Due to a high pressure developed over the country on 07th June cause day temperatures to remain 05 to 07°C above normal in central and upper Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, Gilgit-Baltistan till 12th June, according to the weather report.
In upper and central Sindh, southern Punjab and parts of Baluchistan, day temperatures to remain 04 to 06°Celsius above normal up to 12th June.
Maximum temperature in Sibi and Jacobabad district could soar as above as 48 Celsius, while 47 C in Sargodha, 46 Celsius in Dadu, Dera Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, Chakwal and Lahore.
Mercury could soar to 43 C in Islamabad and Peshawar and 36 C in Quetta and Gilgit.
Met Office has predicted 34 Celsius maximum temperature in Karachi.
Dust storm or gusty winds are expected over the plains of the country due to excessive heating.
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