Orange Alert Issued for Hyderabad as Heavy Rains Set to Hit

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Hyderabad and nearby districts as parts of Telangana brace for thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds through the week starting Monday.

According to the latest advisory, from 1:00 p.m. on August 4 to 8:30 a.m. on August 5, moderate to intense thunderstorm activity accompanied by lightning and winds ranging between 30-40 kmph is expected to affect Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy, Sangareddy, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, and Kumuram Bheem Asifabad.

Weather officials have noted that from 8:30 a.m. on August 5 to 8:30 a.m. on August 6, these weather conditions are expected to expand and impact all districts of Telangana.

Additional forecasts point to continued storm activity and heavy rainfall across several regions over the coming days:

* August 6 – August 7: Heavy rainfall is expected in Nagarkurnool and Jogulamba Gadwal districts. Thunderstorm activity and gusty winds remain likely across the entire state.

* August 7 – August 8: Isolated intense rain spells are anticipated in Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal. All districts are at risk of thunderstorms and strong winds.

* August 8 – August 9: The rainfall intensity will shift towards Nalgonda, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, and Jogulamba Gadwal. Surface-level wind activity and thunderstorms are expected to continue across the state.

Earlier, between August 4 and August 5, storm alerts had already been issued for Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Rangareddy, Vikarabad, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal.

From August 5 morning, wind speeds of 30–40 kmph are forecast to persist across all other districts of the state.