The first Mawtha of the season was witnessed in Bhopal, light rain that started at 2 pm continues intermittently on Monday as well. This will increase the effect of the cold. However, due to moisture, the night temperature may increase by one or two degrees instead of falling.
From night till 8.30 am on Monday, 8.2 mm or 0.23 inches of water was recorded in Bhopal.
According to the Meteorological Department, for the first time in 10 years, 8.2 mm rainfall was recorded in November in Bhopal. It rained only three years between 2013 and 2023. There was 0.6 mm rainfall in the year 2019 and 0.2 mm rainfall in 2020, whereas this time 8.2 mm rainfall occurred in a few hours.
Senior meteorologist said that even after November 30, another western disturbance is becoming active. There will be no severe cold in other districts of the state including Bhopal till the first week of December. The effect of the cold will start increasing from the second week itself.
It has been raining lightly in Bhopal since Sunday night. It drizzled on Monday morning also.
According to the Meteorological Centre, Bhopal, the weather is generally calm after the end of the south-west monsoon. This month the sky remains clear or surrounded by light clouds. However, November is not as humid as October. The night temperature starts falling. There is also slight coolness in the morning and evening.
The effect of the passing of Western Disturbance in Northern India is also visible in Bhopal. The effect of Western Disturbance was seen from Sunday, 26th November. It was cloudy throughout the day and cold winds blew, due to which the day temperature dropped by 2.6 degrees and was recorded at 27.7 degrees.
It was cloudy in November in the last 10 years, it rained twice
If we look at the November rainfall data from 2013 to 2022, 0.6 mm rainfall was recorded in 2019 and 0.2 mm in 2020. The rest of the year was cloudy. This time it is expected to rain.