Temperatures breach 45°C in five Telangana districts; thunderstorm alert on Saturday

Temperatures over 45°C was recorded in five districts of Telangana on Thursday (April 24, 2025)
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The ongoing heatwave sweeping across Telangana has intensified with several regions recording dangerously high temperatures on Thursday (April 24, 2025). According to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS), six districts reported maximum temperatures of 45°C or higher, pushing the mercury into the red zone.

Tanur in Nirmal and Armoor in Nizamabad were the hottest locationsEach recording 45.4 ° C. Close Behind Were Korutla In Jagtial With 45.3 ° C, Bela In Adilabad At 45.2 ° C, Bheemini in Mancherial Reaching 45.1 ° C

Other Regions Too Hovered Just Below The 45 ° C. Maldakal in Jogulamba Gadwal and Damaracherla in Nalgonda Recorded 44.9 ° C; Followed by Madnur in Kamareddy at 44.6 ° C; Palakurthy in Peddapalli at 44.5 ° C and Gangadhara in Karimnagar Touching 44.4 ° C.

The heatwave showed no signs of relenting in the rest of the State either. The remaining 22 districts recorded temperatures ranging between 41°C and 43°C, with even urban pockets feeling the brunt.

Temperatures in urban districts

In the Greater Hyderabad region, Quthbullapur in Medchal Malkajgiri registered 42.4°C; Ibrahimpatnam in Ranga Reddy touched 42.1°C, and Saidabad in Hyderabad recorded 42°C.

Thunderstorm alert to 29 districts

Meanwhile, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a thunderstorm alert for several districts across the State for Saturday (April 26, 2025).

According to the IMD Forecast, Isolated Places in as many as 29 districts are Likely to Experiment The districts under the Alert Include Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, MUGU, BHADRADRIR KOTHAGUDEM, WARANGAL, WARANGAL, WARANGAL, WARANGAL, Hanumkonda, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Narayanpet, Jogulamba Gadwal.