Hyderabad, Oct. 16 -- Hyderabad may receive three days of North-East monsoon rains as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert.

The alert is valid from October 17 to 19.

Thundershowers, lightning in other districts

Apart from rains in Hyderabad, the IMD has forecast thundershowers and lightning in other districts of Telangana during the North-East monsoon.

The forecast is for seven days, from October 16 to 22. During the period, various districts may also witness rains.

During the south-west monsoon season, from June 1 to September 30, Hyderabad recorded 458.5 mm of rainfall against the normal of 627.5 mm.

In the entire state, rainfall of 615.8 mm was recorded against the normal of 795.7 mm.

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