Hyderabad, July 17 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Hyderabad has issued a yellow alert for the city as residents are likely to witness rains on Thursday and Friday.

Earlier, the department did not issue an alert for the city; however, today it extended the alert to the city too.

Yellow alert for Telangana

The weather department has also issued a yellow alert for various districts on July 17 and 18.

IMD Hyderabad has forecast heavy rains on July 17 and 18.

Meanwhile, weather enthusiast T. Balaji, who is renowned for his accurate weather forecasts, predicted that there will be two rounds of heavy rains.

He wrote, "In the after-evening, there will be scattered but very intense thunderstorms in Central, West, and South TG d...