Temperatures soar across Telangana
By Epsita Gunti Hyderabad: With the sun beating down relentlessly, temperatures in several districts across the State have crossed the dreaded 40 degree Celsius mark. At least 14 out of 33 districts have recorded temperatures above 41 degree Celsius. The capital city saw the mercury scorching past 39.6 degree Celsius on Thursday. Mercury levels across […]
By Epsita Gunti
Hyderabad: With the sun beating down relentlessly, temperatures in several districts across the State have crossed the dreaded 40 degree Celsius mark. At least 14 out of 33 districts have recorded temperatures above 41 degree Celsius. The capital city saw the mercury scorching past 39.6 degree Celsius on Thursday.
Mercury levels across the State are peaking in districts like Nalgonda, Nirmal, Peddapalli, Adilabad and Jagtial recording over 42 degrees. The nights are also turning warmer with the minimum temperatures crossing 18.5 degree Celsius.
According to officials, the next few days could witness heat wave like conditions in parts of the State.
“We are issuing serious heat wave alerts to 14 districts. Northern Telangana will be the hottest and a few parts of eastern Telangana will record high temperatures. The most affected could likely be Nalgonda and Adilabad with temperatures above 40 degree Celsius.” said Dr. A Sravani, Scientist C Incharge, IMD Hyderabad.
Though the temperatures usually go above 40 degree in the months of April and May, the hot winds coming in from the north was triggering the current situation, officials said, adding that the mercury levels may fall gradually next week.
Highest Temperatures on Thursday (Telangana State Development Planning Society):
Peddapalli – 42.9 Degree Celsius
Nirmal – 42.5 Degree Celsius
Jagtial – 42.3 Degree Celsius
Adilabad – 42.1 Degree Celsius
Bhadradri Kothagudem – 41.8 Degree Celsius
Khammam – 41.8 Degree Celsius
Mancherial – 41.7 Degree Celsius
Nizamabad – 41.5 Degree Celsius
Suryapet – 41.5 Degree Celsius
Kumram Bheem Asifabad – 41.4 Degree Celsius
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