Kya hot hai hum

First the bad news and then the good. The intense heat wave scorching the state is likely to continue for a few more days, with temperatures in Telangana and Rayalaseema continuing to rule above 44 degrees C in the days ahead. The good news, according to met officials, is that it’s all building up to a spell of thunder showers.Met director Sudhakar Rao said the state is being roasted by winds blowing in from Vidarbha.‘‘The reason for the high temperature in Hyderabad is the advection of winds from the north and subsidence winds prevailing abnormally.Due to these sudden changes in the atmoshpere, high temperatures will be registered in the twin cities in the next two to three days.’’ Even the met department is surprised by the heat wave in the city. While they had forecast a maximum of 44.5 degree Celsius for Wednesday, the day turned out to be much hotter. MeT officials said it is likely to touch 45 degrees C, the highest in 10 years, this May. The city had recorded a high of 45.5 degree Celsius on June 2, 1966. Sudhakar Rao said the only time the city had crossed the 44 mark in recent times was in May 1999, when it shot to 44.4 degrees C.

By Mouli Mareedu

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