New Delhi, May 13 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Telangana, forecasting thunderstorms and light to moderate rainfall across the state for the next five days.

According to K Nagaratna, Director, Meteorological Centre, Hyderabad, "At present, the weather conditions indicate two troughs. One runs from West Vidarbha to North Kerala, about 0.9 kilometres above mean sea level. Another trough runs from a cyclonic circulation over East Uttar Pradesh to North Odisha across Chhattisgarh. Under its influence, Telangana is likely to have light to moderate rains in a few places today. There would be thunderstorm and hailstorm activity in some parts over western Telangana."

She further stated, "From tomorr...