Cold wave to grip Telangana for next five days

Hyderabad, December 29: The Meteorological Department has given some strict warning to the Telangana State ahead of cold conditions in the state.

We knew that with in one week the temperature has recorded twice that hold the 120-year record. Adilabad witnessed 3.5 degrees while 8.6 degrees Celsius and 9 degrees Celsius, in Khammam and Bhadrahcalam.

In the next few days, the temperature in Hyderabad is expected to drop further by another degree while the districts in northern Telangana are likely to prevail with cold conditions.

IMD director YK Reddy told Telangana Today that “The warning has been issued due to a sudden drop in the temperature because of winds blowing from the north and north-easterly direction. If temperature drops by four degrees below normal on any given day, a cold wave is declared. The warning stands for 24 hours in northern Telangana.

Adilabad, Bhadrachalam and Khammam districts on Thursday recorded 3.7 degrees Celsius, 8.6 degrees Celsius and 9 degrees Celsius, respectively beating the previous record in these areas - 3.9 degrees Celsius, 12.5 degrees Celsius and 10.6 degrees Celsius respectively.