Cyclone Murasu: Red alert in two Telangana districts, orange in three more on November 3

Nagarkurnool and Nalgonda districts in Telangana were placed under red alert on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT

With Cyclone Murasu likely to make landfall at Andhra Pradesh coast between evening of Monday (November 2, 2026) and early morning of Wednesday (November 3, 2026), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for two Telangana districts and an orange alert in three districts for Tuesday (November 3, 2026).

Telangana districts under red and orange alerts

According to the IMDs latest bulletin, a red alert — meaning, heavy to very heavy rain with isolated extremely heavy rainfall — was issued for Nalgonda and Nagarkurnool districts. An orange alert — meaning heavy to very heavy rainfall — was issued for Suryapet, Mahabubnagar and Wanaparthy districts.

Yellow alert

Additionally, a yellow alert — indicating heavy rainfall with thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds — was issued for Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri, Rangareddy, Vikarabad, Narayanpet and Jogulamba Gadwal districts.

Hyderabad weather forecast

Hyderabad city for the next 24 hours will see a generally cloudy sky. “Moderate to heavy rain or thundershowers by lightning accompanied with gusty winds are very likely to occur in parts of the city towards evening or night. The maximum and minimum temperatures are likely to be 33 C and 23 C respectively’,” as per the bulletin.

Published - November 02, 2026 03:02 pm IST