The met office has predicted an intense cold weather in Karachi from December 28, it was learnt on Thursday. Minimum temperature in the port city on Thursday recorded at 10 ºCelsius, it is expected to be between 10 and 12 °Celsius during the next 24 hours and 09 – 11 ºCelsius on next day, Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said in a weather report. The mercury is expected to drop further from the next week unleashing an intense cold weather in the last week of the year, according to the met office. The winds are blowing from the northeast in Karachi at a speed of nine to 18 KM per hour in the morning. Cold and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country, while very cold in north Balochistan and upper parts.