Overview
- The Pakistan Meteorological Department confirmed late Saturday that Dadu recorded a new city high of 51.5°C, the peak of a weekend heat surge.
- Multiple interior districts logged extreme readings near 50–51°C, with Jacobabad at 51°C and Shaheed Benazirabad, Larkana and Mohenjodaro around 50°C.
- Karachi remained hot and humid with strong sea breezes and a maximum near 36–37°C that raised ‘feels-like’ stress on residents.
- The PMD and Sindh Disaster Management Authority warned people to avoid direct sunlight and protect vulnerable groups after officials said at least 10 heat-linked deaths occurred in Karachi earlier this month.
- Forecasters expect hot, dry conditions to continue across Sindh and parts of Balochistan with 44–47°C in many districts and possible localized dust storms or brief rain and thunder on June 1, placing the event in a pattern of rising extremes following a 53°C reading at Mohenjodaro in 2024.