Rain lashes few parts of Hyderabad on August 18 afternoon
On Tuesday afternoon, August 18, 2026, light rain fell in isolated areas of Hyderabad, surprising those caught off guard. Pedestrians rushed to seek shelter under trees and people hurried to stand beneath the protection of Hyderabad Metro Rail tracks and flyovers to mitigate the downpour. The India Meteorological Department's Hyderabad Centre issued a weather update at 2:49 p.m., forecasting light to moderate rain or thundershowers, with surface winds potentially reaching 40 kmph, in a few locations across the GHMC area within the following two hours.
Records from the Telangana Development Planning Society indicated that at 3:00 p.m., Musheerabad experienced the heaviest rainfall, with 10.5 mm of precipitation, while Serilingampally and Ibrahimpatnam recorded 2.5 mm and 2.0 mm, respectively. Later, at 5:44 p.m., another update was issued by the IMD, indicating moderate rain or thundershowers were very likely to continue, with surface wind speeds possibly increasing to 50 kmph over the next hour or two in similar regions within the GHMC area.
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