Telangana To Receive Extremely Heavy Rains On These Days, IMD Issues Red Alert

Earlier, the IMD had issued a yellow alert in view of the thunderstorm, lightning, squalls, etc.

Hyderabad: Telangana will receive extremely heavy rains on Friday and Saturday, said a forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad while the weather department has issued a warning of very heavy rainfall for various districts of Telangana for Sunday.

In view of this, IMD Hyderabad has issued a red alert for the state for Friday and Saturday and a yellow alert has been issued for Sunday.

Earlier on Thursday, August 29, the IMD had issued a yellow alert in view of the thunderstorm, lightning, squalls, etc.

The heavy rainfall is likely to begin today, August 30 and continue until September 2.

In Hyderabad, the department has forecasted a generally cloudy sky and has also predicted moderate to heavy rains and thundershowers from Friday until September 1.

During the current Southwest monsoon, Telangana has received an average rainfall of 627.6 mm, compared to the normal 558.6 mm, marking a 12 percent deviation.

Hyderabad has received 511.5 mm of rainfall against the normal 450 mm, reflecting a 14 percent deviation.

Within Hyderabad, the highest deviation was observed in Nampally, which received 592.6 mm of rainfall against the normal 445.5 mm, a 33 percent deviation.

The IMD Hyderabad’s prediction of extremely heavy rains for Friday and Saturday is likely to further increase the amount of rainfall received by the city and other districts of Telangana during the current Southwest monsoon.