Brace for extreme heat wave in Hyderabad and Telangana State

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)-Hyderabad on Wednesday afternoon indicated that heat wave conditions will continue to prevail till this Saturday. An orange heat wave alert has been issued to all the districts of Telangana State till Saturday by the IMD-Hyderabad.

Hyderabad: Peak heat wave conditions are expected to prevail in most parts of Telangana State for the next 48 hours, as maximum temperatures in some parts are likely to cross 44 degree Celsius, while at other places they will range between 41 and 44 degree Celsius.

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)-Hyderabad on Wednesday afternoon indicated that heat wave conditions will continue to prevail till this Saturday. An orange heat wave alert has been issued to all the districts of Telangana State till Saturday by the IMD-Hyderabad.

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A special alert has been issued by IMD-Hyderabad for Adilabad, KomaramBheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad and Jagtial districts, where temperatures are expected to rise more than 44 degree Celsius.

Meanwhile, the Telangana Development Planning Society (TSDPS) temperature data has indicated that between Tuesday and Wednesday, multiple locations in various districts crossed 44 degree Celsius.

The maximum temperature reached 44.7 degree Celsius in Talamadugu, Adilabad, followed by 44.5 degree C in Menoor (Madnur mandal), Kamareddy district and 44.4 degree Celsius in Pembi in Nirmal district. At Asifabad (Kumram Bheem Asifabad) the maximum temperature was 44.2 degree Celsius while Kotgiri in Nizamabad recorded 44 degree Celsius.

In Hyderabad, the average maximum temperature (between Tuesday and Wednesday) of 42 degree Celsius was recorded at L B Nagar followed by 42.1 degree C at Jubilee Hills. A clutch of regions including Uppal, Hayathnagar, Saroornagar, Rajendranagar, Goshamahal, Musheerabad, Amberpet etc recorded average maximum temperature of 41.6 degree Celsius. The intensity of the heat wave has been such that 41.0 degree Celsius was the minimum day-time temperature in one or two regions of Hyderabad.