Hyderabad, May 5 -- After a sunny afternoon, Hyderabad is experiencing heavy rains followed by thunderstorms on Monday evening, May 5, bringing much-needed relief from the heat.

Videos of heavy thunderous rainfall are emerging on social media from Langer House, Golconda, Tolichowki, Shaikpet, Manikonda and south Hyderabad.

The heavy rains are expected to continue for the next two hours in Hyderabad.

Earlier, weather enthusiast T Balaji, known for his accurate forecasts, had warned of an intense downpour accompanied by hailstorms in parts of West and North Hyderabad, including KPHB, Kukatpally, Miyapur, Kondapur, Hitech City, Nizampet, JNTU, Balanagar, Qutbullapur, and Madhapur.

Heavy rains in northern Telangana

T Balaji also reported...