Heat wave conditions for Telangana till June 16

Severe heat wave conditions are likely to prevail across the State for two more days, followed by possible thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds and lightning from Saturday. In Hyderabad, rain or thundershowers are likely from Friday.

A warning issued by the India Meteorological Department on Wednesday said severe heat wave conditions were likely in isolated pockets and heat wave conditions likely in some parts of the State, including Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagityal, Mancherial, Karimnagar, Rajanna Sircilla, Pedapalle, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubnagar and Warangal. The heat conditions were predicted for Thursday and Friday, while on Saturday, the IMD warning said there would be a likelihood of thunderstorms, accompanied with gusty winds and



lightning.

In the State capital meanwhile, the wait for the monsoon was still on, with the summer still in a foul mood. According to the Telangana State Development Planning Society, temperature levels were still in the range of 40 degree Celsius in the city. On Wednesday, Nampally recorded the highest at 40.3 degree Celsius, followed by Shapur Nagar (40.2 degree Celsius) and Uppal (39.7 degree Celsius).

The average temperature in the city recorded by IMD at Begumpet meanwhile was 37.7 degree Celsius, which was two degrees above normal. The IMD forecast said there would be partly cloudy skies with possibilities of thunder and lightning in the next two days, while there would be rains or thunderstorms towards the weekend, most probably in the evenings.