Telangana Weather August 16 | Heavy to very heavy rain forecast for seven districts

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that seven districts of Telangana would receive heavy to very heavy rainfall on Saturday (August 16, 2025). And, 12 districts are under yellow alert for heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are very likely at isolated places in all districts. 

Orange alert

The seven districts under orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall are Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Sangareddy and Kamareddy, according to IMD’s bulletin issued on Friday (August 15, 2025) afternoon.

Yellow alert

The 12 districts which are forecast to receive heavy rainfall are Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Vikarabad and Medak.

Hyderabad and its surrounding areas are predicted to receive light to moderate rain or thundershowers, at times intense spells, accompanied with gusty winds.

On Thursday, the highest of 150.3 mm rainfall was recorded in Chilipched of Medak, followed by 129.7 mm in Kothaguda of Mahabubabad and 123.5 mm in Watpalle of Sangareddy, according to data from Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS).