Overview
- IMD‑Hyderabad placed seven districts under an Orange Alert for severe cold conditions from December 8 to 12: Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Sangareddy, Medak and Kamareddy.
- State monitoring data show widespread single‑digit minimums, with 12 districts below 10°C between December 7 and 8.
- Kohir in Sangareddy logged the state’s lowest at 7.2°C, while Hyderabad touched 8.4°C at the University of Hyderabad in Serilingampally.
- Forecasts indicate minimums 2°C to 4°C under normal for the next 2–3 days, with Hyderabad’s temperatures likely around 31°C max and 13°C min.
- IMD notes mist or haze during early hours and expects the coldest ranges of 5°C to 11°C in the northern and interior districts named in the alert, with 11°C to 15°C elsewhere up to December 11.