India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for March 16 and 17, as well as a yellow alert until March 20, residents of Hyderabad should prepare for significant rainfall in the city from today through March 20.
All six Hyderabadi zones are likely to see rain.
The weather service predicts a typically cloudy sky for all six of Hyderabad’s zones: Charminar, Khairatabad, Kukatpally, LB Nagar, Secunderabad, and Serilingampally.
Near sunset or at night, there may be thundershowers or light to moderate rain.
What do red, orange and yellow alerts issued mean?
IMD claims that colour coding is applied in weather alerts to underline the seriousness of the current situation.
The goal is to alert concerned officials and the disaster management authorities to the effects of the weather and assist them in making arrangements to make the appropriate preparations for disaster risk reduction
Green, yellow, orange, and red are the four colours that are used to signal an alert. Each has a distinct meaning and is accompanied by a set of rules. Daily updates are made to the warnings.
Green (>15°C) indicates everything is well and there is no advisory. This indicates that the weather has not changed in a peculiar way.
Yellow (>10 to =15°C) means that the authorities need to be informed. In this case, really poor weather is to be expected. It also implies that the weather can deteriorate, disturbing routine activities.
The colours orange or amber (>4 to =10°C) indicate a “be ready” alert. It serves as a warning about exceedingly terrible weather.
Authorities are urged to take action when the red alert (= 4°C) is in effect. It denotes exceptionally poor weather.
For all types of weather, including precipitation, cold snaps, and heat waves, colour warnings are employed.
