In Telangana, heatwave gripped several parts of the state as five districts had the mercury shooting up beyond the 45-degree Celsius mark, while the day temperatures in Hyderabad remained well above 41 degrees Celsius.
The highest maximum temperature was recorded at Adilabad at 45.5 degrees Celsius yesterday, followed by Nirmal recording at 45.4 degrees Celsius, and Jagtial at 45.3 degrees Celsius. Nizamabad (45.3 degree Celsius) and Jogulamba Gadwal (45.1 degree Celsius). The forecast for next couple of days however hopes for a slight drop in maximum temperatures across the State.
Met officials forecast a slight drop in maximum temperatures for the next couple of days across the State.
Meanwhile, the hottest spot of Hyderabad on Friday was Jubilee Hills where the day temperature zoomed past 42 degree Celsius mark while areas such Santoshnagar, Karwan, Mehdipatnam, Chandanagar were closer with 41.9 degree Celsius.
The weather forecast for the city too looks at the possibilities of the day temperatures coming down a little and hopefully be around the 40 degree Celsius mark next couple of days.