Hyderabad: The next five days will see severe cold conditions prevailing across all districts of Telangana.
The weather department has issued a yellow warning signifying ‘severe cold wave’ for the state, beginning from January 10.
The city woke up to temperatures as low as 10.9 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning; the coldest places in the state, Adilabad and Medak districts, recorded 7 degrees C. Hanmakonda and Ramagundam districts experienced temperatures three degrees below normal. Winds blowing from the north-easterly direction are cold and dry, bringing cold weather to the state.
A severe cold wave warning has been announced with night temperatures expected to drop five or more degrees below normal.
For instance, the normal for Hyderabad for the month of December is 14 degrees C; if minimum temperature drops by 5 degrees, the weather condition is categorised as severe cold wave.
