India braces for ‘below-normal’ rainfall in August; Telangana to see ‘normal to above-normal’ rains

The monthly rainfall outlook for August 2026 | Photo Credit: India Meteorological Department Even as large parts of the country brace for a relatively dry second half of the southwest monsoon (August-September), Telangana could buck the trend, with the State falling largely in the normal to above-normal rainfall zone for August, according to the latest outlook of the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The outlook, released on Friday (July 31, 2026), presents a relatively favourable rainfall picture for Telangana at a time when rainfall across the country as a whole is projected to remain below normal during the August-September period.The IMD’s spatial probability map for August places much of Telangana in areas where normal to above-normal rainfall is the most likely outcome. The natio