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Cold wave: IMD issues yellow alert for Hyderabad
Hyderabad: The city of Hyderabad and surrounding areas witnessed a sharp dip in temperatures on Friday. Officials of the meteorological department forecast that the spine chilling cold weather would continue over the weekend in the State. The average minimum temperature of 13.4 degree Celsius was recorded in the city, in the early hours of Friday, […]
Hyderabad: The city of Hyderabad and surrounding areas witnessed a sharp dip in temperatures on Friday. Officials of the meteorological department forecast that the spine chilling cold weather would continue over the weekend in the State.
The average minimum temperature of 13.4 degree Celsius was recorded in the city, in the early hours of Friday, which is at least three degrees less than expected. Hayathnagar witnessed the lowest minimum temperature of 11.3 degree Celsius.
The day-time temperatures have also plummeted in the city by two to three degrees. According to the data recorded at various Automatic Weather Stations (AWS) by Telangana State Development Planning Society (TSDPS), the temperatures in various parts of the city, including Rajendranagar, Chandrayangutta, LB Nagar, Santosh Nagar and Charminar might dip below 10 degree Celsius on Saturday and Sunday.
India Meteorological Department, Hyderabad has also issued a yellow alert for the city for the next three days.
Several parts in the northern districts of Telangana shivered as the night temperature plummeted to single digit on Friday. Adilabad recorded the lowest temperature of 5.7 degree Celsius, followed by Kumram Bheem Asifabad at 6.1 degree Celsius.
As per the forecast by TSDPS, many places will continue to witness the cold wave for the next three days.