Hyderabad, Feb. 18 -- The weathermenin Telangana haveforecast slightly hotter conditions in Hyderabad and surrounding areas in March with day temperatures above normalby two to three degrees Celsius.

The normal temperaturesarebetween 34 to 37 degrees Celcius in March,marking a growth trajectory from winter to summer in the previous month. This may go up to 39 degrees Celcius to 42 degrees Celcius as the summer stabilises in March, according to YV Rama Rao, a retired deputy director general (Meteorology)of the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD).

Rao now a consultant at the TelanganaDevelopment Planning Society (TGDPS), involved in data compilation and quality control ofobservations from 1,048 weather stations of the Telangana government...