Monsoon is expected to cover the rest of the state only later this week, the cloudy skies notwithstanding.
Hyderabad: After a short delay, the monsoon advanced into the southwest part of Telangana state on Monday, June 13 according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). It is expected to cover the rest of the state during the week, the cloudy skies notwithstanding, a report in the Deccan Chronicle, says.
IMD-Hyderabad director Dr K. Nagaratna said the monsoon had advanced into the erstwhile Mahbubnagar and Jogulamba Gadwal districts
“There has to be a certain wind pattern and at least 2.5 mm of rain to classify it as the onset of monsoon. In the southwestern part of the state, there has been some light rain,” Dr Nagaratna said.
She added that the monsoon was expected to cover the state very soon. The IMD had initially forecast the date of onset of monsoon in the state as June 11.
A Yellow alert or ‘be alert’ warning have been issued to districts including Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, Jogulamba Gadwal, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Suryapet, Warangal, Jangaon, Siddipet and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts.
“There has to be a certain wind pattern and at least 2.5 mm of rain to classify it as the onset of monsoon. In the southwestern part of the state, there has been some light rain,” Dr Nagaratna said.
It may be recalled that heavy rains lashed at isolated places in Mancherial, Bhupalpally, and Kamareddy districts on Sunday. In Karimnagar and Peddapally the sky was covered with thick clouds since Monday morning.
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