In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Hyderabad district collector Anudeep Durishetty said, “Important Announcement: Due to the forecast of heavy rain in Hyderabad, the government has closed all schools in Hyderabad today.” Stay inside to be safe.”

📢 Important Announcement: In light of the heavy rainfall forecast in Hyderabad, the government has declared today a holiday for all educational institutions in Hyderabad. Stay indoors and stay safe☔️🌧️@TelanganaCMO @TelanganaCS @YadavTalasani

— Collector Hyderabad (@Collector_HYD) September 5, 2023

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the city on Tuesday. The Hyderabad Met Department has predicted that light to moderate showers and thundershowers are very likely to happen at most places in Telangana today. In some districts of the state, an orange alert has been issued.

#WATCH | Telangana: Severe waterlogging witnessed in Hyderabad after heavy rainfall in the city. Yellow alert issued by IMD. pic.twitter.com/8DLbY6NCa5

— ANI (@ANI) September 5, 2023

Mancherial, Jagityal, Rajanna Sirsilla, Karimnagar, Peddapally, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, and Wanaparthi are also on orange watch for today.

The commissioner of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has asked people to stay inside unless there is an emergency. This is because more than 3,000 city workers are out in the streets making sure that flooded areas are cleared. Citizens have also been given a number to call for help if they need it.

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The city council said, “Please don’t leave your house for the next few hours unless it’s very important.” Our teams, which are made up of more than 3000 people, are out cleaning water from the city. For help from the GHMC-DRF, people can call 040-21111111 or 9000113667.”

Heavy rain is also expected in Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Kerala, and Mahe from September 4-8, but not in Telangana.

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The Indian Meteorological Department has predicted that the wet phase will continue until June 4. “An orange alert has been issued for thunderstorms, lightning, hailstorms, and winds gusting to 40 kilometers per hour,” said Surender Paul, director of the IMD centre in Shimla.

In the month of May, the nighttime temperature in Shimla fell by more than five degrees to 9.9°C, the lowest in the past 14 years. In May 2009, the nighttime temperature in the state capital dropped below this level for the last time.

The cold weather compelled people to don woolens, particularly students, office workers, and vacationers.

The statewide minimum temperature dropped by 3°C to 7°C. Nahan, which is typically one of the hottest cities in Himachal Pradesh during the summer months of May and June, recorded the largest drop of 6.5°C.

Keylong was the coolest at 5°C, followed by Narkanda at 6.4°C and Kukumseri at 6.6°C. Kalpa was the warmest at 7°C, followed by Kufri at 7.7°C, Dalhousie at 10.5°C, Palampur at 13.5°C, and Dharamshala at 24.4°C.

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According to data from the meteorological office, the state has experienced 325 percent more rainfall than normal over the past week. In the seven days leading up to May 30, it received an average of 54.9 millimeters of precipitation, compared to the average of 12.9 millimeters. This month, the state received 109.8 mm of rainfall as opposed to the average of 61.2 mm.

Since Monday night, Jubbarhatti has received the most precipitation with 42.4mm, Mandi 36.4mm, Nahan 39.8mm, and Solan 34.2mm. Dharamshala received 33 millimeters of precipitation, Shimla 32.2 millimeters, Chamba 27.5 millimeters, Mashobra and Narkanda 26 millimeters, Dhaulakuan 25 millimeters, and Bharmour 20 millimeters.

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