HYDERABAD: Despite the rains and thundershowers, the mercury levels in the state continued to soar as the maximum temperatures remained on a higher side on Sunday.
Khammam remained the hottest district in the state with the highest maximum temperature of 44.9 °C, followed by Jagtial at 44.8 °C and Nalgonda at 44.7 °C.
Noticeably, all the 33 districts reported the maximum temperatures above 40 °C, as per the Telangana State Development and Planning Society.
The city also recorded the highest maximum temperature of 41.26 °C at Chandanagar.
As per the IMD reports, light to moderate rains and thundershowers with surface winds of around 40 kmph were experienced in Adilabad, Kumurambheem Asifabad, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Khammam, Nagarkurnool, Rangareddy, Nalgonda and Suryapet districts.
The IMD further said that the trough from south interior Karnataka to south Tamil Nadu runs from south Chattisgarh to south Tamil Nadu across Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema at 0.9 km above mean sea level.
Light to moderate rains or thundershowers will be experienced in the next three days till April 24, post which the dry weather will prevail in the state.
IMD has issued yellow alert for the districts of Adilabad, Kumurambheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtiyal, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Suryapet, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, predicting thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds of around 30-40 kmph in these places.
For the next 48 hours, the city will experience a partly cloudy sky, with light rain or thundershowers accompanied with gusty winds likely in parts of the city. Maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be around 39 °C and 27 °C respectively, with a relative humidity of 45%.