78 mandals in Andhra Pradesh exceed 40°C

At least 78 mandals in Andhra Pradesh recorded temperatures above 40°C, with the day’s highest maximum of 42.4°C reported in Gudur, Nellore district, on Sunday (March 29, 2026).

The Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) had issued alerts for the districts of Alluri Sitharama Raju, Polavaram, Parvathipuram Manyam, Vizianagaram, and NTR, as heatwave conditions were likely in 87 out of 671 mandals. Of these, four mandals experienced severe heatwave conditions.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) declares a heatwave when the maximum temperature is both above 40°C and 4.5° above normal. A severe heat wave is declared when the temperature is above 40°C and 6.5° above normal. Above-40°C temperatures were recorded in Markapuram, Chittoor, Nellore, Tirupati and Kadapa.

Meanwhile, temperatures may come down in the State next week, as the IMD forecasts light showers, thunderstorms, and lightning in Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema until April 5.

According to the IMD, there are two upper air cyclonic circulations, one over Rayalaseema and neighbourhood and another over South Interior Karnataka and neighbourhood at 5.8 km above mean sea level. There is a trough/wind discontinuity from the above cyclonic circulation over north Odisha to south Tamil Nadu across south Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and Interior Karnataka at 0.9 km above mean sea level, the IMD said.

APSDMA Managing Director Prakhar Jain advised people to avoid standing under trees, in fields and in open areas during thunderstorms and lightning. Even as there are thunderstorm alerts, a few districts, including Vizianagaram, Parvathipuram Manyam and Polavaram, may experience intense heatwave conditions on Monday, according to the APSDMA.