Several regions in Madhya Pradesh recorded day temperature at above 42 degrees Celsius on Friday. The city recorded the highest day temperature of the season at 42.5 degrees Celsius during the day. Met officials claimed that day temperature would witness slight increase in the next 2-3 days.
The temperature would cool down slightly after 3-4 days but the change would not be significant which could provide relief from the sweltering weather and the temperatures would remain at the levels making the weather conditions discomforting.
In spite of a holiday, scorching heat forced the citizens to remain indoors and the roads were deserted, on Friday. The weather has changed in the past 2-3 days as the nights and mornings were providing a little relief but from Thursday the temperature soared high making the weather discomforting.
After the year 2010 the city has recorded day temperature at 42.5 degrees Celsius in the month of April. Among the nearby areas Hoshangabad recorded day temperature at 42.6 degrees Celsius. On Friday the State witnessed the highest day temperature of above 44 degrees, in Khargone at 44.6 degrees celsius.
Warning of heat wave conditions in the next 24 hours has been issued by Met department in Sagar, Damoh, Bhopal, Gwalior and Ujjain districts.
Regions which recorded day temperatures at higher level were Sagar which recorded day temperature at 43 degrees Celsius and Satna which recorded day temperature at 42.7 degrees celsius on Friday.
North Western winds from Rajasthan and anti-cyclonic air circulation has made the changes in the weather conditions which would be witnessed for the next 5-6 days.
Major cities of the State recorded day temperature around 41-42 degrees Celsius on Friday. Indore recorded day temperature at 41.5 degrees Celsius, Gwalior recorded day temperature at 42.6 degrees Celsius, and Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 41.6 degrees Celsius.