Hyderabad rain: Authorities issue weather alert amid heavy rain & thunderstorm predictions till Aug 17

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday warned of "heavy rainfall" at isolated places in several districts of Telangana, including Hyderabad, till August 17.

In its latest bulletin, IMD forecast "heavy rain" from Sunday to 8.30 am on August 17.

The weather agency also warned of "heavy to very heavy rainfall" at isolated locations of Telangana between 8.30 am on August 13 and 8.30 am on August 17.


"Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are also likely at isolated places across the state from 1 pm on Sunday until 8.30 am on August 13," it added.

The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC), in a post on 'X' (formerly Twitter), said moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected in some parts of the city until 9 pm on Sunday, with some areas likely to receive 30-50 mm of rainfall.

"Intense storms likely this afternoon and evening-stay alert!" GHMC said.



Hyderabad witnessed heavy downpour on Saturday night, that lead to waterlogging at several locations.

Amberpet recorded the highest rainfall in the city at 11 cm, followed by Himayatnagar with 10 cm, according to the Telangana daily weather report.

Over the past few days, heavy rains have been lashing Hyderabad and other parts of the state.