KARACHI -- The recent spell of a heatwave, which had gripped Karachi for the past few days and was caused due to the development of Cyclone
Vayu in the Arabian Sea, has ended.
Severe Cyclonic Storm
Vayu in the East Arabian Sea downgraded into a Cyclonic Storm while lied centred around Lat.22.8AdegN and Long.66.8AdegE at 330 kilometers South of Karachi with maximum sustained surface winds 65-80 km/hour gusting to 90 km/hour around the system centre.
Muscat: Seawater levels across some parts of the Sultanate will rise as part of the effects of tropical storm
Vayu. In its latest advisory, the Public Authority of Civil Aviation (PACA) has warned citizens of the rise.
Summary: Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], June 17 (ANI): Cyclonic
Vayu lay centred over the Northeast Arabian Sea and neighbourhood, about 280 km west-southwest of Naliya, 260 km west-southwest of Dwarka and 360 km west-southwest of Bhuj on Monday morning.
Summary: Tropical storm
Vayu will weaken by Tuesday and significant drop in temperature expected
The Public Authority for Civil Aviation (PACA) on Saturday said that Tropical Cyclone
Vayu has weakened to a storm.
KARACHI -- Karachiites are likely to get respite from suffocating humidity and hot weather once cyclone
Vayu starts losing its intensity by Sunday, according to Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD).
KARACHI -- Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) "
VAYU" in the East Arabian Sea is likely to move in North-westerly direction for some time and then will remain practically stationary may cause few dust/thunder-showers in southeast Sindh (Thatta and Badin districts) in next 24 hours.
Experts at the India Meteorological Department said that Cyclone
Vayu, named after the Hindi word for wind, could possibly just scrape by the western state of Gujarat instead of hitting it head on in the afternoon before returning to sea.
Citizens of the coastal city will continue to sizzle and bake until Saturday as the usual sea breeze that provides some respite from intense heat has been cut off by Cyclone
Vayu, with temperatures expected to hover between 40 to 42 degrees Celsius.
Karachi -- Tropical Cyclone '
Vayu' formed in the Arabian Sea has been changed into category one after intensifying further due to which heavy rain and storm is expected in Badin, Thatta, and Tharparkar.