Sunday was the second coldest day of the month, with minimum temperatures 3.5 degrees below average for this time of year.
UPDATE – 05:09 PM, Monday – December 19 22
Hyderabad: On Sunday, the freezing cold hit. The cold winds dropped the temperature across the city to 14.5C, almost four notches lower than the previous day’s 18.1C.
Sunday was the second coldest day of the month, with minimum temperatures 3.5 degrees below average for this time of year. Prior to this, the lowest temperature was recorded on December 9 when Hyderabad recorded 14.2 degrees Celsius.
Temperatures plummeted in the last 24 hours to 8.30am on Monday, with Marredpally recording 12.6C, followed by Malkajgiri (10.1C), Rajendranagar (11.3C), Ramachandrapuram and Patancheruvu (12.0C), and Secunderabad. Germany (12.6 degrees Celsius).
According to the India Meteorological Department – Hyderabad (IMD-H), daytime temperatures will hover around 30-31 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature may drop to 13 degrees Celsius in the next four days.
Fog or mist is also expected during this period. The meteorological department issued a yellow warning, saying minimum temperatures would drop below 14C in almost all areas except Alwar, Kusbrapur and Mushrabad.
