HYDERABAD: Sudden heavy rains lashed the city late on Monday afternoon after the early part of the day was bright and sunny following a week of rains. The downpour took commuters by surprise and people and two-wheeler riders rushed to take shelter under the flyovers, Metro Rail bridges and roadside shops and outlets.
M. Suresh said he checked the weather before leaving his home in Uppal, but on his way to Secunderabad, he was soaked by the unexpected rains and got stuck in a traffic jam.
Md Asif who was caught in the rains near Tank Bund, said, “It was pleasant weather when I started from Mehdipatnam and within half an hour it started pouring suddenly. I did not carry my raincoat and got drenched. The weather has turned very unpredictable”.
Areas such as Mehdipatnam, Shaikpet, Jubilee Hills, Banjara Hills, Masab Tank, Lakdikapul, Khairatabad, Tank Bund, old city, Secunderabad, Sanathnagar, Nampally, Saroornagar, Amberpet, JNTU, Kukatpally, Alwal, Balanagar, Trimulgherry. Santoshnagar, Goshamahal, Musheerabad, Malakpet, Yousufguda, Chandanagar, Quthbullapur, Kapra, Moosapet, Malkajgiri, LB Nagar and many other parts of the city experienced heavy rains after 4 pm. The TS Development and Planning Society recorded the highest rainfall at Charminar at 28.8 mm, followed by Malkajgiri at 24.3 mm and Asifnagar at 24.0 mm.
Light to moderate rains were recorded in Adilabad, Jagtial, Khammam, Kumaram Bheem, Mahbubnagar, Mancherial, Medak, Medchal-Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy, Wanaparthy, Siddipet, Suryapet districts and nearby places.
The IMD said light to moderate rains will continue in the state for the next five days.
In its long-range forecast, IMD said that rainfall will be normal in the range of 94 to 106 per cent Long Period Average (LPA) from August to September.
It said El Nino conditions (heating of the surface water) were prevailing over the equatorial Pacific region and could intensify up to next year. Neutral Indian Ocean dipole conditions (water temperature near the Gulf and Malaysia) were prevailing and could turn positive in the later part of the monsoon.
