Sudden shower, gusty winds take scorching Vijayawada by surprise

IMD warns of severe thunderstorms in Vijayawada and surrounding areas, with improving weather conditions expected later in the day.

Residents of Vijayawada and a few other surrounding areas were caught off guard on Sunday (May 4, 2025) by an unexpected shower accompanied by strong winds.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning for severe thunderstorms in Krishna district, including Vijayawada, indicating that severe thunderstorms with lightning, surface winds and heavy rainfall were very likely to occur at a few places over the region. As the day progresses, the weather is expected to improve, with conditions becoming partly sunny.

In its April 30 release, the IMD had predicted above-normal maximum and minimum temperatures and normal to above-normal rainfall for Andhra Pradesh for May, in the Monthly Temperature and Rainfall Outlook for the country.

“The IMD, Amaravati, meanwhile, gave a forecast of thunderstorm, accompanied with lightning and gusty winds, at isolated places across the three regions of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema until May 7 and said that there will not be any major change in maximum and minimum temperatures. The temperatures are expected to rise after May 8 in the State,” it said.