Temperatures breach 45°C in five Telangana districts; thunderstorm alert on Saturday
The Hindu
Telangana heatwave intensifies with temperatures soaring above 45°C in multiple districts, IMD issues thunderstorm alert for Saturday.
The ongoing heatwave sweeping across Telangana has intensified with several regions recording dangerously high temperatures on Thursday (April 24, 2025). According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), six districts reported maximum temperatures of 45°C or higher, pushing the mercury into the red zone.
Tanur in Nirmal and Armoor in Nizamabad were the hottest locations, each recording 45.4°C. Close behind were Korutla in Jagtial with 45.3°C, Bela in Adilabad at 45.2°C, Bheemini in Mancherial reaching 45.1°C, and Kerameri in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad registering an even 45°C.
Other regions too hovered just below the 45°C. Maldakal in Jogulamba Gadwal and Damaracherla in Nalgonda recorded 44.9°C; followed by Madnur in Kamareddy at 44.6°C; Palakurthy in Peddapalli at 44.5°C and Gangadhara in Karimnagar touching 44.4°C.
The heatwave showed no signs of relenting in the rest of the State either. The remaining 22 districts recorded temperatures ranging between 41°C and 43°C, with even urban pockets feeling the brunt.
In the Greater Hyderabad region, Quthbullapur in Medchal Malkajgiri registered 42.4°C; Ibrahimpatnam in Ranga Reddy touched 42.1°C, and Saidabad in Hyderabad recorded 42°C.
Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a thunderstorm alert for several districts across the State for Saturday (April 26, 2025).
According to the IMD forecast, isolated places in as many as 29 districts are likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds. The districts under the alert include Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumkonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal.
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