Mesmerizing photos of Sun halo in Hyderabad

Hyderabadi folk casually strolling in their balconies or rushing back home before the lockdown restrictions come into effect were in for a pleasant surprise as a rare sun halo was spotted in the skies on Wednesday afternoon —Rama Moorthy P

Also known as ‘22 degree circular halo’, it is an unusual optical solar spectacle that occurs when the sun’s or moon’s rays get refracted/deflected through the hexagonal ice crystals in the citrus cloud — Rama Moorthy P

It was one of the coolest summers that the city witnessed in the last five years, with the maximum temperature remaining below 40 degree Celsius on most days —Rama Moorthy P

The summer heat is now paving way for the onset of the southwest monsoon, with the city recording light to moderate rains for the last two days — Rama Moorthy P

IMD, Hyderabad said that from March to May, the maximum temperature breached the 40 degree Celsius mark only on one day—April 4 — Rama Moorthy P

"This year, the maximum temperature remained below normal for many days during peak summer. This could be attributed to increased western disturbances,” said the Met department.

With the southwest monsoon near, the city is witnessing active pre-monsoon showers, which are likely to continue till June 8 — Rama Moorthy P

IMD-Hyderabad has extended the thunderstorm warning accompanied with lightning and gusty winds of up to 30-40 kmph till June 6