The southwest monsoon finally announced its arrival in the State on Monday, bringing much-needed respite from a summer that stretched the heat tolerance levels of people beyond usual.
Chintalamanepally Mandal in Kumuram Bheem Asifabad received the highest rainfall of 56 mm between 8.30 am and 5 pm on Tuesday, while in Kapra in Hyderabad received 55 mm of rain, bringing the mercury down to 36.6 degrees Celsius.
With this, the MeT Department confirmed the arrival of monsoon in the city and other parts of the State.
The expected date for the southwest monsoon’s arrival in the State was from June 5 to 10.
Weather officials forecast rain in almost all districts in the State till Friday. According to a bulletin, heavy rain is likely to occur today at isolated places in Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Mahabubabad, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhongir, Medchal, Malkajgiri, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal districts.