IMD predicts thunderstorms, light showers till June 6 for AP

A youth riding a bicycle was caught off guard by brief rains in Vijayawada on Tuesday afternoon. | Photo credit: KVS Giri

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Amaravati, has predicted isolated light showers, lightning and thundershowers over north and south coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema till 6.

This is due to a trough extending from above from the cyclonic circulation over eastern Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Chhattisgarh to northeast Tamil Nadu through Vidarbha, Telangana and Rayalaseema at a height of 0.9 km above mean sea level, according to the IMD.

The continuing weather system is expected to bring isolated light showers in Guntur, Bapatla, Palnadu, Markapuram, Kurnool, Anantapur, Sri Sathya Sai, Annamayya, Chittoor and Tirupati districts on Wednesday. Light showers are also expected at one or two places in the central and northern parts of the state.

On Tuesday, Seethampeta in Parvathipuram-Manyam district recorded the highest daily rainfall of 27.5 mm, between 8.30 am and 6 pm, according to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics. Light to moderate showers occurred at other places in Prakasam, Anakapalli, Annamayya, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and Eluru districts.

Meanwhile, many other parts of the state continued to reel under intense heat, with the highest daily maximum temperature of 45.4°C recorded in Gudur district of Nellore.

According to the Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA), the other stations that recorded temperatures above 43 °C on Tuesday are Piduguralla in Palnadu district (44.9 °C), Kondapi in Prakasam district (44.6 °C), Inkollu in Bapatla district (43.5 °C), Bonupalle in Tirupati district (43.4 °C), 33.4 °C in Cuampurum district (43.4 °C) and Torragudipadu from NTR district. (43.3 °C).

According to the IMD, temperatures are expected to drop by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius during the week.

Published – 02 Jun 2026 23:42 IST