Amaravati, SDMA on Friday forecast more light rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning over the next two days in Andhra Pradesh as the state continues to experience unseasonal rains during the peak summer season, affecting normal agricultural activity in some places.
While heat wave conditions continue in parts of the state.
According to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority, prevailing southeasterly and southwesterly winds in the lower tropospheric levels are expected to bring rainfall at isolated places across multiple districts on Friday and Saturday.
“Due to prevailing southeasterly and southwesterly winds in the lower tropospheric levels over Andhra Pradesh, rain accompanied by lightning is likely in several areas during the next two days,” SDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain said in an official press release.
Light rain accompanied by lightning is likely at isolated places over districts including Alluri Sitharama Raju, Polavaram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapally, Kakinada, Konaseema, East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Krishna, NTR, Sri Sathya Sai, YSR Kadapa, Chittoor and Tirupati on Friday.
Similar weather conditions are likely to continue on Saturday in districts including Guntur, Bapatla, Nellore, Kurnool and Nandyal besides several north coastal and south coastal areas, the SDMA noted.
Meanwhile, severe heatwave conditions are likely at one place in GK Veedhi mandal in ASR district, while heatwave conditions are expected at Munchingiputtu and Pedabayalu mandals in the same district.
Heatwave conditions are also likely in Gokavaram mandal in East Godavari district and Chinturu, Konnavaram, Vara Ramachandrapuram and Gurthidu mandal in Polavaram district.
The authority added that hot weather may prevail in isolated places in some areas across the state.
On Thursday, the highest maximum temperature of 41.7 degrees Celsius was recorded at VR Puram in Polavaram district, followed by 41.3 degrees Celsius at Kumbaddu in Nellore district and 41.2 degrees Celsius at Nagaradhuna in Kurnool and Kadapa district.
The authority also recorded 21.5 mm rainfall at Gambarai in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, 15.2 mm at Mangalagiri in Guntur district, 13.2 mm at Kurumammidi in East Godavari district and 12 mm at West Nalappadu in Guntur district by 5 pm.
Jain advised farmers, laborers and herdsmen working in the fields during thunderstorms not to take shelter under trees and follow necessary precautions during agricultural activities.
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