Telangana reels under heatwave as thunderstorms hit several districts

Telangana is witnessing extreme weather conditions with northern districts facing intense heatwave conditions while southern and western regions are likely to receive thunderstorms. IMD Hyderabad has issued orange alerts for several districts as humidity levels continue to rise in Hyderabad and nearby areas

Hyderabad: Telangana is experiencing a clear weather divide as intense summer heatwaves are coinciding with sudden afternoon thunderstorms across different regions of the State.

Weather data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Hyderabad, on Friday indicated rising mercury levels, even as independent weather trackers warned of a dramatic escalation in temperatures over the coming days.

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The northern districts of Telangana are bearing the brunt of an aggressive surge in mercury levels. Districts including Adilabad, Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagitial, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Sircilla, Kamareddy, Bhupalapally, and Mulugu are projected to see extreme maximum temperatures soaring above 45 degrees Celsius on Friday.

According to IMD Hyderabad weather updates, between Thursday and 8.30 am on Friday, Adilabad had already hit a blazing 42.3 degrees Celsius, followed by Medak at 42 degrees Celsius and Nizamabad at 41.8 degrees Celsius.

The weather department has issued an orange alert for temperatures ranging between 41 degrees Celsius and 44 degrees Celsius on Friday in major districts like Adilabad, Nizamabad, Khammam, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda, and Ramagundam.

In sharp contrast to the dry heat in the north, some districts in the south and west, including Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Mahabubnagar and Nagarkurnool, have received an isolated intense thunderstorm warning for Friday and the early hours of Saturday from IMD Hyderabad.

For Hyderabad and neighbouring districts, the weather remains a combination of high humidity and chances of local thunderstorms.

In the last 24 hours, the maximum temperature at Begumpet was 38.7 degrees Celsius, followed by Hayath Nagar at 39 degrees Celsius, Patancheru at 38.6 degrees Celsius and Rajendranagar at 38.5 degrees Celsius.

The relative humidity, however, in the twin cities has remained extremely high between 73 per cent and 75 per cent, making the real-feel temperature significantly more intense than the actual reading.