Hyderabad: A surface circulation has triggered light to moderate rainfall across Telangana, with winds blowing from the west and southwest, according to the IMD Hyderabad.
In a bulletin issued on Thursday, the weather office reported rainfall in parts of Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, Ranga Reddy, Hyderabad, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, and Wanaparthy.
Scattered thunderstorms with lightning and light rain were reported across several of these districts.
The department has issued yellow alerts for Friday and Saturday in a wider belt including Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanamkonda, and Jangaon.
Over the past 24 hours, light rainfall was recorded in Wanaparthy, Mahbubnagar, Nirmal, Adilabad, Nagarkurnool, and Kumram Bheem Asifabad.
Despite the southwest monsoon entering the state 19 days ago, the cumulative rainfall so far is only equivalent to a 7-day average, the IMD noted.
Only Kumram Bheem Asifabad district has seen maximum rainfall over 8 days. Rainfall was recorded on 7 days each in Sangareddy and Wanaparthy. Districts such as Nagarkurnool, Ranga Reddy, Jogulamba Gadwal, Siddipet, Nirmal, Adilabad, Yadadri-Bhuvanagiri, and Medak saw rain on 6 days each.
In the remaining districts, rainfall has been registered for just 1 to 4 days since the onset.
