IMD issues yellow alert for Hyderabad

Hyderabad: More rains are in store for Hyderabad as well several districts in Telangana in the next three days.

With the southwest monsoon again getting active over the State, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday has issued an Yellow alert for Hyderabad and an Orange alert for the districts of Nirmal, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Kamareddy, Medak, Sangareddy, Rangareddy, Mahabubabad and Khammam.

The Yellow alert for Hyderabad indicates the possibility of heavy rain of 7.5 to 15 mm in the city. At the same time, the Orange alert means heavy to very heavy downpours and some of these districts witnessing rainfall between 15 mm to 33 mm.

Meanwhile, Hyderabad woke up to a pleasant Thursday.

A few parts of the city witnessed light drizzles during the early hours of the day with the area surrounding Golconda experiencing the highest rainfall in the city of 14 mm. The maximum temperature recorded in the city was 31.2 degree Celsius.

The city has experienced a comparatively drier August this monsoon season. However, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the southwest monsoon is again active over Telangana.

Several districts surrounding Hyderabad have also been experiencing continuous rainfall. On Thursday, Sirikonda in Jagtial experienced the highest rainfall of 83.5 mm.

Higest rainfall in the city

Golconda -14 mm
Amberpet – 13.5 mm
Shaikpet – 11 mm
Asifnagar – 9.8 mm
Nampally – 6.5 mm

Higest rainfall in the State:

Sirikonda, Jagtial – 87.3 mm
Regonda, Jayashankar Bhupalpally – 81.8 mm
Hathnoor, Sangareddy – 69.8 mm
Kunoor, Jangaon – 66.5 mm
Gundi, Karimnagar – 62.3 mm