Hyderabad: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad forecasted rains in the city until Tuesday, June 9, but the monsoon is likely to arrive next week.
According to the weather department, the city may experience rains or thundershowers accompanied by gusty winds until Tuesday.
Due to the expected weather conditions ahead of the monsoon, IMD Hyderabad has issued a yellow alert. It also forecast a cloudy sky until Tuesday.
For other districts in Telangana, the department has forecast heavy rains, thunderstorms, lightning, squalls, etc., until Saturday, June 6.
Meanwhile, intense downpours were seen today in Nalgonda, Khammam, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Gadwal, Suryapet, and Bhadradri-Kothagudem districts.
IMD Hyderabad expects no rains in districts next week ahead of monsoon
Although the monsoon is expected next week, the weather department has not issued any rain alert for Telangana districts other than Hyderabad after June 6.
Meanwhile, heavy rainfall continues across Kerala as the monsoon intensifies, with the IMD issuing the first red alert of the season for five northern districts.
Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod have been placed under red alert on Saturday, while three districts are expected to remain under red alert on Sunday as well.
An orange alert has been issued in Idukki, Thrissur, Ernakulam, Kottayam, Palakkad, and Pathanamthitta districts, while Alappuzha, Kollam, and Thiruvananthapuram are under a yellow alert.
Given the rains forecast by IMD in Hyderabad and the expected monsoon next week, residents of the city need to plan their travels accordingly.
