Archive · 21 Sep 2026
IMD Predicts Heavy Rain Across Telangana Through September 25
The weather office says Telangana may get widespread rain over several days.
A rainy weather system is forming over the Bay of Bengal.
It may become stronger on Monday and Tuesday.
The system is expected to move toward the coasts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha around September 23.
Some Telangana districts could receive very heavy rain from September 23 to 25.
Thunderstorms may bring lightning and strong winds.
Hyderabad is expected to have cloudy skies, rain and occasional intense showers.
People should follow the weather warnings during this period.
A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a depression Monday and a deep depression Tuesday.
The system is forecast to move toward the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coast around September 23.
Telangana may receive widespread rain over five days, with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated locations.
Orange alerts are forecast from September 23 to 25 in several northern, eastern and central districts.
Thunderstorms may bring lightning and 40–50 kmph winds, while isolated squalls of 50–60 kmph are possible; Hyderabad may see intense showers and gusty winds.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department, including its Hyderabad centre, issued the forecast and warnings.
- What
- Widespread rain, heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are forecast across Telangana.
- When
- Rain is forecast over the next five days, with orange alerts from September 23 to 25; the system is expected near the coast around September 23.
- Where
- Telangana, including Hyderabad and several northern, eastern and central districts; the weather system is over the Bay of Bengal.
- Why
- A low-pressure area is expected to intensify into a depression and then a deep depression as it moves west-northwestward.
- Forecast period
- Widespread rain is expected across Telangana over the next five days, with one report describing warnings through September 25.
- Weather system
- The low-pressure area is expected to become a depression on Monday and a deep depression on Tuesday.
- Expected movement
- The system is forecast to reach the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal near the north Andhra Pradesh–south Odisha coasts around September 23.
- Warnings
- One report describes yellow warnings for Monday and Tuesday, while another lists a yellow alert for 24 districts and orange alerts from September 23 to 25.
- Wind forecast
- Thunderstorms may produce 40–50 kmph winds, while isolated squalls of 50–60 kmph are possible.
- Recent rainfall
- Chinthakunta in Karimnagar district recorded 76 mm between 8:30 am and 8 pm on September 20.
- Hyderabad outlook
- Cloudy conditions with light to moderate rain or thundershowers, occasional intense spells, 30–40 kmph gusts and temperatures around 31°C and 25°C are forecast.
