Respite from scorching heat in pilgrim city

Tirupati: The dip in the day temperatures following drizzles in and around the city brought the much needed relief to the denizens of the pilgrim city from the scorching heat they have been experiencing for the last two weeks.

The temperature which was hovering around 42 degrees Celsius till Wednesday came down to 39 on Thursday following cloudy weather which further went down to 34.5 following drizzles in the city on Friday and remained low at 35 on Saturday, according to Agromet Field Unit, RARS here.

The district including the pilgrim city reeled under severe heat wave with the mercury level hovering between 43 and 45 degree Celsius, tormenting the people here since third week of April. The searing heat hit normal life with the people forced to remain indoors during the afternoons fearing the scorching sun.

It is needless to say that the drizzles and windy weather brought the much needed relief from the severe heat here. However the relief seems to be ephemeral with the Met officials portending that the day temperature will reach 40 degree Celsius on May 8 or 9 hinting scorching heat again after a lull.

In other places including Madanapalle and Palamaner, the day temperatures came down to 37 and 36 degrees Celsius respectively on Saturday following rains on Friday and in Punganur town which experienced rain on Saturday resulted in dip in day temperature to 35 degrees Celsius.

Overall, there was respite from severe heat due to drizzles in many places in the district.