India Meteorological Department, IMD has said that heat wave conditions are likely to continue over the Eastern part of the country till Sunday and over south Peninsular India till Monday and abate thereafter.

In Telangana, several areas are reeling under the sweltering heat as heatwave conditions gripped more areas in the state. Four places in Peddapalli, Suryapet, Jagityal and Khammam districts have recorded the highest maximum temperature of 46.7 degrees Celsius today. Some places in the Mancherial and Nalgonda districts recorded 46.6 degrees Celsius. Over 30 places recorded the maximum temperatures at over 45 degrees Celsius. 

The weather department forecasts a spell of heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty wind is expected in the Northeastern part of the country on Sunday and Monday. Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is expected in Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh from today till Sunday.