The India Meteorological Department forecast at 1 p.m. on Friday warned of severe heat wave conditions at isolated pockets in Karimnagar, Peddapalli, and Khammam today (May 22, 2026) with day temperatures likely above 45°C. The five-day bulletin cautions of severe heat wave conditions across multiple Telangana districts, with temperatures exceeding 45°C in several areas.

Heat wave conditions extend across a broad belt including Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Jangaon, and Siddipet. Warm night conditions are forecast in Bhadradri Kothagudem, Hanumakonda, Rangareddy, Hyderabad, and Medchal-Malkajgiri.

However, Hyderabad is expected to remain in the 41–44°C range throughout the five-day forecast period. 

Districts like Suryapet, Karimnagar, Khammam, Jayashankar-Bhupalapally, Hanumakonda, and Bhadradri Kothagudem are projected to breach the 44°C mark on most days. The forecast temperature maps are orange and red as most of Telangana is covered under the ‘be prepared’ (41–44°C) or the extreme ‘warning’ (≥45°C) categories for day 1 and 2, with modest improvement from day 3 onward.

Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph are forecast for May 22 and May 23 in Vikarabad, Sangareddy, Medak, Kamareddy, Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, Narayanpet, and Jogulamba Gadwal districts.

Dry weather is expected to prevail across the State from May 24, with heat wave warnings gradually tapering off. Residents in the affected districts were advised by the IMD to limit outdoor exposure during peak afternoon hours and stay hydrated. 

Temperatures continued to rise across Telangana, with a total of six districts recording maximum temperatures of 44℃ or above on Friday (May 15, 2026), according to data from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS).

Bhoraj in Adilabad district emerged as the hottest location in the State, recording a maximum temperature of 44.5℃. This was followed by 44.3℃ in Asifabad (Kumaram Bheem Asifabad), Bheemgal (Nizamabad); 44.1℃ in Mutharam (Peddapalli) and 44℃ in Mallapur (Jagtial) and Kuntala (Nirmal).

The districts which recorded temperatures between 43℃ and 44℃ are 43.9℃ in Enkuru (Khammam), Kasipet (Mancherial) and Kattangoor (Nalgonda); 43.5℃ in Veenavanka (Karimnagar); 43.3℃ in Kamalapur (Hanumakonda); 43.2℃ in Maddur (Siddipet); 43.1℃ in Penpahad (Suryapet) and 43℃ in Regonda (Jayshankar Bhupalpally).

The districts which recorded temperatures between 42℃ and 43℃ are 42.9℃ in Lingal (Nagarkurnool); 42.7℃ in Julurpad (Bhadradri Kothagudem), Vemulawada (Rajanna Sircilla) and Maheshwaram (Rangareddy); 42.5℃ in Jadcherla (Mahabubnagar), Uppal (Medchal Malkajgiri), Peddamandadi (Wanaparthy) and Choutuppal (Yadadri Bhuvangiri); 42.4℃ in Nampally (Hyderabad) and Gandhari (Kamareddy); 42.3℃ in Ghattu (Jogulamba Gadwal); 42.2℃ in Mallampally (Mulugu); 42.1℃ in Jangaon (Jangaon) and 42℃ in Garla (Mahabubabad).

The districts which recorded temperatures below 42℃ are 41.8℃ in Duggondi (Warangal); 41.5℃ in Narsingi (Medak); 41.1℃ in Damaragidda (Narayanpet); 41℃ in Gummadidala (Sangareddy) and 40.7℃ in Kulkacherla (Vikarabad).