Cyclone set to cause more rains in Telangana

HYDERABAD: Weather officials said that multiple cyclonic circulations and weather systems will bring in heavy rains to the state over the next five to seven days.

They cited a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal and coastal Odisha, 7.6 km above mean sea level, as well as another cyclonic circulation over Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, 1.5 km above mean sea level, in addition to a shear zone running along 18-degree latitude, between 4.5 km and 7.6 km above mean sea level, tilting southwards.

Under the influence of the cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal, a low-pressure area is likely to form during the next 48 hours, they said.

The rains, accompanied by lightning and thundershowers, will continue in the state for the next five days with varying intensity.

The IMD, in its impact-based forecast warning (IBF), issued an orange alert for the next two days for Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Nizamabad, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Yadadri Bhuvangiri, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Siddipet, Mulugu, and Hanamkonda, as heavy to very heavy rains are very likely to lash these districts.

A yellow alert, warning of heavy rains, was issued for the districts of Adilabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Warangal, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Medchal Malkajgiri.

The city will continue to experience light to moderate rains or thundershowers with intense spells with south-westerly surface winds of around 10-12 kmph.