AP to get relief from heatwave as rainfall likely from Friday

Visakhapatnam: Parts of Andhra Pradesh is likely to get slight relief from the heat wave condition as the IMD predicted thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds at isolated places over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema for five days from Friday.

The state is reeling under heatwave for the last two weeks with temperatures registering 40 degrees Celsius and above. The IMD issued warning of heatwave condition in parts of the Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalle, Kakinada, Konaseema, NTR, Palnadu, Bapatla and Guntur districts on Wednesday.

Kurnool city and Nandyal recorded maximum temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius each, the highest in the state on Tuesday, followed by Tuni (42.5), Anantapur (42.4), YSR Kadapa (42), Nandigama (41.8), Visakhapatnam (41.6), Jangamaheswara Puram (41.6), Tirupati (40.6), and Amaravati (40.2). Many parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh witnessed heatwave on Tuesday.

Dr Sagili Karunasagar, Scientist at IMD- Amaravati said slight relief was expected from the heat waves due to thunderstorms for five days caused by trough over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh. However, the relief is temporary as a fresh (second) spell of heatwave conditions over parts of the state will commence after the storms, he added.

Rayalaseema region, which was not affected by the heatwave so far, will witness rise in the temperature and subsequent heatwave from next week onwards, Dr Karunasagar added.