The city sizzled at 40.8 degree Celsius on Friday, the highest in March with many people choosing to stay indoors to beat the heat.
The city for the last two days has been witnessing weather conditions dubbed unbearable by Met experts. For the past two days, the maximum temperature in the city has crossed the 40-degree
mark.
Officials from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad office said that the weather will only get worse. “The present temperature is at least three degrees above normal levels. We predict that the temperature could reach 41 degrees Celsius by Saturday and continue to stay that way for one week.