As the temperatures have peaked in the season, little relief from the hot and harsh weather conditions was witnessed at several places as few witnessed rainfall while others witnessed cloudy conditions.
It was cloudy in Bhopal on Monday afternoon. It rained in the evening. Before this, Nautapa was very hot. For the first 4 days, the temperature remained above 44 degrees. At one time, it reached a record 45.4 degrees, which was the second highest in 10 years. There was intense heat in the other 4 days as well. There was some relief from the heat on the last day, Sunday.
The Met said that the weather in Bhopal will remain changed for the next 2 to 3 days. It may also rain in the next 48 hours.
Before this, the effect of heat was felt throughout the day on Sunday. However, the temperature did not rise much and 40.8 degrees was recorded. This temperature was the lowest in the 9 days of Nautapa. There was light drizzle in many areas in the evening.
After the passing of Nautapa in Madhya Pradesh, the heat was mild in many districts on Monday. It also rained in many districts including Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain, Dhar, Betul. Chhatarpur's Bijawar and Niwari's Prithvipur were the hottest. The temperature in Bijawar was recorded at 45.8 and in Niwari at 45.5 degrees.
Apart from Bijawar and Prithvipur, Khajuraho, Nowgong, Shivpuri, Damoh, Sagar, Gwalior, Rewa and Guna were also included in the top-10 hottest cities of the state. 45.8 degrees in Bijawar, 45.5 degrees in Niwari, 45 degrees in Khajuraho, 44 degrees in Nowgong -Shivpuri, 43.6 degrees in Damoh-Sagar, 43.5 degrees in Gwalior, 43.4 degrees in Rewa and 43.2 degrees Celsius in Guna.
IMD, Bhopal meteorologist said, after knocking in Kerala a day earlier, the monsoon is progressing rapidly. Due to this, it is expected to reach the state on time. Currently, due to cyclonic circulation, trough line and western disturbance, a period of thunderstorms and rain is being formed. This will continue for the next few days. The situation of thunderstorms and lightning will continue on Tuesday.
Two people died of heat stroke in Shahdol within 48 hours. The first case is from Palasau village of Gohparu police station area. Here Ramu Yadav (65) had stomach ache on June 2. He drank water and went to sleep. He did not wake up even after a long time. The family went to wake him up but he had died.
The second case is from Pailwah village of Gohparu. Aradhana Dwivedi (23) was a field coordinator in an NGO.
On May 31, after field work, she fainted when she returned to the office in the evening. She was brought to the district hospital. She was admitted to a private hospital when her BP was continuously low and she did not get relief. She died on Sunday night during treatment. District hospital doctor Mohammad Aashiq said that Aradhana was having stomach ache and difficulty in breathing.
Nautapa started from May 25 with the Sun entering the Rohini constellation from Kritika. In the last 5 out of 10 years, there has been a trend of intense heat during Nautapa. This time too, there has been intense heat for 5 consecutive days. The effect of heat was felt on the sixth, seventh and eighth day as well. In many districts including Prithvipur, Nowgong, Bijawar, Sidhi, Rajgarh, Chhatarpur, the temperature reached record levels. On Sunday, the mercury fell by 1 to 5 degrees in many districts. The night temperature also decreased.
