Bhopal

Despite rain, no respite from scorching heat

Staff Reporter

Despite of rainfall at several places, the State is witnessing dry and hot weather condition and will continue to prevail. Hot and dry winds will continue to blow from northwest to west direction leading to hot temperature during the daytime over the states.

Met officials told that it is not the temperature which has made the weather conditions discomforting but it is the presence of moisture which has made the weather at harsher level in the city.On Sunday city recorded day temperature at 44 degree Celsius and night temperature at 30.4 degree Celsius.

Among the major cities Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 41.6, Gwalior recorded day temperature 46.5 and Indore recorded day temperature 38.5 degree Celsius.

Guna recorded day temperature at 45 degree Celsius, Gwalior recorded day temperature at 46.5 degree Celsius and Rajgarh recorded day temperature at 44.5 degree Celsius. Sidhi recorded day temperature at 45.2 degree Celsius.

Khajuraho recorded day temperature at 47 degree Celsius. Damoh recorded day temperature at 46 degree Celsius. Satna recorded day temperature at 46 degree Celsius.Ujjain division recorded significant increase in the day temperature. light showers at few places were witnessed in Indore division while other divisions remained dry.

Significant rise in day temperatures were witnessed in Jabalpur, Sagar, Gwalior and Chambal divisions.

The highest day temperature was recorded at 46 degree Celsius in Nowgong and Sheopur on Sunday.

Thundery activities and light showers are likely to be witnessed in Indore and Hoshangabad divisions, Dewas, Raisen, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat and Mandla in the next 24 hours.

Indore recorded rainfall at 1 cm in the past 24 hours.

Warning of heat wave conditions has been issued by Met department and

Chambal and Sagar divisions and Gwalior, Datia, Rewa and Satna districts are likely to witness.

When most parts of the country are relishing pre-Monsoon showers, there are a few states that are still under the influence of heatwave conditions. Central India and North Western plains are still wrapped under intense heatwave conditions.