The mercury crossing the 48°C mark is no longer unusual in Andhra Pradesh. For the third time in less than a week and the second consecutive day, daytime temperatures exceeded 48°C on Monday (May 25, 2026), reaching 48.1°C in Kankipadu and Penamaluru in Krishna district.

According to A.P. State Disaster Management Authority, temperatures above 44°C were recorded in 115 mandals across 14 districts. The worst-affected mandals were in Palnadu (20 mandals), Krishna (18), Bapatla (17), Eluru (13), NTR (13), and Guntur (11) districts.

According to information from a weather expert who chose to remain anonymous, the present situation is arising due to a combination of factors, including urbanisation, development of heat domes, and other weather systems. A heat dome occurs when the atmosphere traps hot air, as if a lid is placed on a pot, creating a dome of intense heat conditions in the space enclosed by it. Such conditions may continue in the State until the weekend, the expert said.

The APSDMA and the India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its release on Monday, said heatwaves and hot and humid conditions may last until May 29.

The disaster management authority forecasted severe heatwaves in 26 mandals and heatwaves in 137 mandals on Tuesday (May 26). On Wednesday (May 27), severe heatwave conditions may affect 70 mandals, with heatwave conditions in 176 mandals.

The districts of Kakinada, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema, East Godavari, Eluru, West Godavari, Krishna, NTR, Guntur, Palnadu, Bapatla, Markapuram, and Prakasam likely to be affected, where temperatures may hover around 45°C–47°C.

On Monday, above 45°C temperatures were recorded in Kankipadu and Penamaluru of Krishna district (48.1°C), Kuchinapudi in Bapatla district (46.4°C), Ibrahimpatnam in NTR district and Piduguralla in Palnadu district (46.3°C), Kukkunoor in Eluru and Kunavaram in Polavaram districts (46.1°C), Tadepalli in West Godavari district (45.7°C), Kopperapadu in Prakasam district (45.4°C) and Shivala in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema and Kajuluru in Kakinada districts (45.2°C).

Amaravati and Mangalagiri recorded 44.9°C, while the mercury in different areas in Vijayawada remained between 44°C and 45°C. In Visakhapatnam, the rural area and Mulagada recorded high temperatures of 44°C and 44.5°C respectively.