Hyderabad witnesses rain, hailstorms

Many parts of Hyderabad witnessed thunderstorms with isolated hailstorms.

Hyderabad: A respite from the sweltering summer heat was ushered by rains in different parts of the Hyderabad on Thursday. As forecast by the weather experts days in advance, the city today received good spells of rains with several areas receiving significant downpour.

According to the India Meteorological Department-Hyderabad (IMD-H), Secunderabad received the highest rainfall with Bansilalpet recording a downpour of 45.3 mm, Chilkalguda receiving 38 mm downpour and the Monda Market area recording 37.5 mm rainfall. Some parts of the city including Vidyanagar and Nallakunta and surroundings areas also witnessed hailstones.

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The rains also lashed Nampally, Amberpet, Khairatabad, Himayatnagar, Uppal, Balanagar, Saroornagar, and Quthbullapur, bringing relief to the residents who had been braving the summer conditions for several days.

However, denizens in some parts of the city were deprived of the relief from the rains with the day temperatures remaining close to the 40 degree Celsius mark. This was observed mostly in the suburbs like Chandanagar (38.8 degree Celius), RC Puram ( 38.6 degree Celius), Rajendranagar (38.6 degree Celius) and Falaknuma (37.8 degree Celius).

According to the IMD-H, Hyderabad, including other districts like Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, and Warangal, is expected to experience more rains accompanied with lightning until Saturday.

While the days are likely to remain sultry, evenings or nights are expected to witness rains or thundershowers, with a partly cloudy sky gradually becoming a generally cloudy sky. It has warned that the impact of these rains could lead to water pooling on roads and low-lying areas, as well as wet and slippery roads, and drainage clogging.

However, the relief, the weather department said, will last till the weekend before the mercury starts back its upwardly march on the temperature charts. The weather department said dry weather would prevail all over the State from Sunday, with soaring temperatures.

Rainfall in city on Thursday:

* Bansilalpet: 45.3 mm

* Chilkalguda: 38 mm

* Monda Market: 37.5 mm

* Gudimalkapur: 32.3 mm

* West Marredpally: 32.3 mm

* Osmania University: 31 mm

Temperatures in city on Thursday (in degree Celsius):

* Yousufguda: 39.7

* Chandanagar: 38.8

* RC Puram: 38.6

* Rajendranagar: 38.6

* Mehdipatnam: 37.9

* Falaknuma: 37.8