Cold winds sweep Karachi as mercury may drop to single digit tonight.

Cold winds swept across the city on Thursday morning amid a forecast of a severe cold wave due to which temperature may fall to single digit from January 12 till January 17.

According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the city's temperature dropped to 17 degrees Celsius Thursday morning with winds of 35 kilometre per hour blowing in the metropolis.

The temperature is expected to hover between 7 and 9 degrees Celsius in the coming days and the city will experience winds of 35 to 40 kilometre per hour, the weather department said.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) had predicted a fall in temperature in Karachi in the coming days under the influence of the westerly winds which entered the city on Wednesday.

According to PMD, cold weather is likely to grip Karachi and other parts of the province between January 12 and 17.

The temperature in Sindh can drop to as low as 5AdegC during this period after a westerly system entered the province via...