IMD-Hyderabad issues cold wave alert to Telangana districts

The IMD has issued an Orange Alert for seven Telangana districts as minimum temperatures are expected to fall by 3 to 4 degree Celsius over the next two days. Hyderabad may record 11 to 15°C, while several northern districts have already seen single-digit temperatures.

Hyderabad: A cold wave warning has been issued for multiple districts of Telangana, with minimum temperatures expected to drop by 3 to 4 degree Celsius in the next 48 hours, according to a weather forecast from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad on Monday evening.

An Orange Alert indicating the prevalence of severe cold wave conditions has been issued for districts including Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Sangareddy, Medak and Kamareddy, effective from December 8 to December 12.

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While dry weather is likely to prevail across the State, the minimum temperatures are expected to drop below normal for the next 48 hours, up to December 10.

“Minimum temperatures are likely to be below normal by 3°C to 4°C at isolated pockets over Telangana during the next two to three days,” IMD Hyderabad said in its forecast on Monday.

The Orange Alert has been issued for the above seven districts from December 8 to December 12.

For Hyderabad and peripheral regions under Greater Hyderabad, including Rangareddy, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Vikarabad and Bhongir, the minimum temperatures are expected to hover between 11 degree Celsius and 15 degree Celsius, the IMD said.

Meanwhile, severe cold wave conditions prevailed across all parts of Telangana between Sunday evening and Monday morning, with the mercury in multiple districts falling to single digits in the last 24 hours.

In Hyderabad and its surrounding regions, the lowest minimum temperature of 8.4 degree Celsius was recorded at Hyderabad Central University, Serilingampally in Hyderabad, while Sangareddy and Komaram Bheem Asifabad recorded 6.6 degree Celsius, Adilabad 6.8, Vikarabad 7.8, Kamareddy 8.2, Nizamabad 8.4 and Nirmal 9 degree Celsius.