State capital witnessed heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours while several regions have recorded good spells of heavy rainfall in the state.
Bhopal recorded 1 inch rainfall in the past 24 hours and likely to receive more rainfall in the next 24 hours.
Heavy rainfall and gusty winds for brief periods would be reported at several places according to Met warning.
The monsoon, which entered Madhya Pradesh via Khandwa and Betul, is now slowly becoming active. Its effect is visible in many areas of the state including the capital Bhopal. On Friday evening too, many areas including Bairagarh in Bhopal received rain with strong thunder and lightning.
Rainfall was recorded in Jabalpur, Khandwa, Guna, Shivpuri, Shahdol, Vidisha, Rewa, Chhatarpur, Umaria, Katni, Singrauli, Ashoknagar, Damoh, Naugaon, Umaria, Sagar, Satna, Chhindwara, Rajgarh and Narmadapuram districts. Khandwa received about 2 inch of rain on Friday.
In Ashoknagar district, two people died due to lightning in the last 24 hours while one person got burn injuries.
After the arrival of monsoon, the day temperatures of the state dropped to 38 degree celsius.
According to the Meteorological Department, the highest temperature recorded in Bhopal was 40 degrees on Thursday. On Friday, the maximum temperature dropped by about 3 degrees to 37 degrees.
Khajuraho, Datia, Betul, Narsinghpur, Raisen, Naugaon and Damoh recorded rainfall.
During the next 24 hours in the state Betul, Narmadapuram, Indore, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Bhind, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Burhanpur, Barwani, Harda, Khandwa, Narsinghpur, Dhar, Chhindwara, Anuppur, Seoni, Jabalpur, Dindori, Balaghat, Mandla, Damoh, Katni, Rewa, Singrauli and Sidhi may receive light rain and thundershowers at isolated places.