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Hyderabad witnessed heavy rains in some areas, leading to a sudden dip in temperatures in the city.
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Hyderabad witnessed heavy rains in some areas, leading to a sudden dip in temperatures in the city.
According to local reports, areas like Nagole, Kothapet, LB Nagar, Ramanthapur, Narayanaguda, Himayatnagar, Musheerabad, Raidurgam, RK Puram, Bahadurpura, Puranapul, Doodh Bowli, Langar Houz, Attapur, Upparpalli, Nampally, Ziaguda, Madhapur, Gachibowli, Dilsukhnagar, Saidabad, and others witnessed heavy rainfall.
Some roads were inundated and the power supply was also disconnected in some areas.
The rains brought the temperature of the city down as well.
According to a release from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) in Hyderabad, while many parts of the city saw the minimum temperature dip by 1-1.5 degree celsius, some parts saw the minimum temperature dip by around 1.6 degree celsius to 3 degree celsius on Thursday.
The maximum temperature recorded in the city on Thursday was 29.7 degree celsius, which was a 3 degree celsius dip from normal temperature.
The minimum temperature was 18.4 degree celsius, a departure of -1 degree celsius from normal.
For Friday, February 19, the IMD has predicted partly cloudy skies with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers in Hyderabad.
The weather forecast has also predicted light to moderate rain or thundershowers in isolated places over Telangana.
“Light to moderate thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rain likely to occur in some parts in the districts of Nizamabad, Nirmal areas during next three hours,” the IMD forecast said as of 7 am on Friday.
On Saturday too, Hyderabad and neighbouring areas are likely to witness light to moderate rain or thundershowers. A few days ago, Hyderabad Mayor’s remark that “Hyderabad should not rain for the next five years,” had gone viral.