Several parts of the State received a good amount of showers accompanied by lightning and thunder on Sunday, bringing respite from the prevailing heat conditions.
Thundershowers might be witnessed in April and May too, said officials of Hyderabad Meteorological Centre.
Director in-charge of India Meteorological Department (Hyderabad) Y.K. Reddy said when ground gets heated up, air becomes light and moves upwards. “Humidity in it condenses leading to formation of clouds. The more the heat difference, the faster air moves up forming cumulonimbus clouds, which leads to thunderstorms. Such changes in weather conditions are common in April and May,” he said.
On Sunday, thunderstorms lasted for a few minutes and were followed by heavy rain along with gusty winds. It started to rain from late afternoon in northern parts of the State. The clouds moved to Hyderabad and continued to head towards southern districts. Those out on roads were caught unawares and were seen scurrying for cover.
The Meteorological Centre predicted thunder storms with gusty winds and lightning in Karimnagar, Warangal, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, Mahbubnagar, Vikarabad, Nagarkurnool and others districts on Monday.
Earlier on Sunday, highest temperature of 42.3 degrees C was recorded in Adilabad, followed by 42.1 degrees C in Nizamabad. Hyderabad recorded 40.9 degrees C.