Telangana likely to experience severe start to summer 2025

The first three months including February, March and first half of April, are expected to be severe in terms of temperatures, according to a preliminary forecast of Summer-2025, released by city-based weather forecaster T Balaji on Friday said

Hyderabad: The initial part of the upcoming summer season, till the first half of April, is likely to be severe, with people in Hyderabad and across Telangana State likely to experience heat waves.

The first three months including February, March and first half of April, are expected to be severe in terms of temperatures, according to a preliminary forecast of Summer-2025, released by city-based weather forecaster T Balaji on Friday said.

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The weather enthusiast, known for his accurate forecasts, on Friday said that the summer of 2025 will likely be similar to the summer of 2017.

Based on the available data, in 2017, the summer was indeed hot in Telangana State with some locations recording maximum temperatures of 47 degree Celsius, indicating severe heatwave in the region.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD)-Hyderabad, in 2017, there were 23 heatwave days and the impact of 2017 summer was severe, with reports of over 108 deaths due to heat strokes in the State.

“Looking at the present situation, overall this year, early heat will be severe in February, March, April first half with heatwaves. The second half of April and first half of May will be better with some rains. May last week and June first week will be hot again with heatwaves,” Balaji said.

The weather forecaster pointed out that for good monsoons, there is a need to have a strong summer. “Remember one thing, to get good monsoon rains, we need to have strong summers as ENSO will be almost neutral during monsoon season this year,” Balaji on social media platform X noted.

The weather enthusiast was referring to ENSO, El Nino-Southern Oscillations, a broader term that refers to the cyclical changes in ocean temperatures and atmospheric conditions in the Pacific that include El Nino, La Nina and neutral phase.

While La Nina is a climate pattern with cooler-than average sea surface temperatures, it influences weather in various regions, El Nino is just opposite of La Nina, wherein the ocean temperatures are warmer than average and could possibly cause high impact weather impacts.