Hyderabad: The cyclonic circulation persisting over south Odisha is triggering thunderstorm conditions over Telangana. The south-west monsoon currents have gained strength due to this upper cyclonic pressure. Telengana is under thunderstorm warning up to October 5. Several districts including the capital city will receive heavy to very high intensity rainfall up to Thursday, accompanied by thunder and lightning, according to IMD official Ms Nagamani.

The rain intensity will once again increase around October 7 and the city will witness heavy to very heavy rains. These showers will be due to the formation of fresh cyclonic circulation which would be forming over the Odisha coast. The system is most likely to move in a westerly direction, towards Telangana.

In the last 24 hours, the south-west monsoon currents have been active over Telangana. In the past three days, the state has received surplus rains; the total average recorded so far across all the districts is 25.9cm against the normal 14.7cm.

Hyderabad, Mahbub Nagar, Warangal, Ranga Reddy, Nalgonda and Medak have received excessive rain in the last three days. Day temperature dropped considerably due to the thunderstorm prevailing over the state. The night temperature was around 20-21 degrees Celsius.

The withdrawal of the south-west monsoon is expected to take place on October 15. But the north-east monsoon is round the corner, when many areas of the southern peninsular such as Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu receive rains.

Warning for Wednesday & Thursday

Thunderstorm associated with heavy rains are likely to occur at some places in all the districts of Telangana. Hyderabad will see generally cloudy skies with one or two spells of heavy rain or thundershowers on Wednesday.

The Met department, in its bulletin, predicted that thunderstorm associated with heavy rain are very likely to occur at isolated places in all the districts of Telangana on Wednesday. During past 24 south west monsoon has been active over Telangana. Rain occurred at many places over Telangana state.

Check rain details online

GHMC Commissioner Dr B. Janardhan Reddy has appealed to the citizens to use the available technology to know the details of the rains, through the website www.imdhyderabad.gov.in where the Met Department updates the radar pictures every 10 minutes. The GHMC commissioner said people can also visit GHMC’s website to know the details of water logging and vulnerable points.

GHMC Rain Helpline Numbers

People can call GHMC officials for any help related to rains in city on 9989996948 in addition to the 040-21111111, Commissioner said.