Overview
- IMD-Hyderabad issued a cold wave alert, saying minimum temperatures will run 3–4°C below normal at isolated pockets over the next 2–3 days.
- The latest bulletin flags cold wave conditions for Friday in nine districts: Adilabad, Kumram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Warangal, Hanamkonda, Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak and Kamareddy, with lows expected at 5–10°C.
- Early Thursday readings confirmed the chill, with KB Asifabad at 5.7°C, Sangareddy at 6.4°C and Moinabad at 6.5°C, while GHMC areas ranged roughly 8–13°C, including 8.1°C at HCU–Serilingampally.
- For Hyderabad, IMD’s city forecast points to clear skies and a minimum near 13°C, while local forecasts suggest a further dip toward 7–9°C over the next 24–48 hours.
- Meteorologists attribute the drop to clear skies, dry northerly winds and strong night-time radiational cooling typical of Deccan winter coldwaves.