Hot and humid conditions prevailed across the city even after light showers at isolated places in the city on Saturday. Cloud covers were witnessed in the whole city keeping the day temperature from increasing.
Strong winds were witnessed in the afternoon which was followed by rains at several places in the city but few places of the city were dry due to absence of rains.The Met officials told that East Madhya Pradesh region of the State would witness thundershower and rainfall in the next 24 hours. A system over Chhattisgarh stretching till Tamil Nadu is causing the changes in the weather. Moisture incursion has been increased and warmness increased due to clouding.
Khargone and Damoh recorded the day temperature at 41 degree Celsius which was the highest day temperature of the State. In the past 24 hours Ujjain and Indore divisions recorded rainfall.According to the forecast Rewa, Sagar, Jabalpur and Shahdol divisions would receive thunder showers and rainfall. Day temperatures would reel around 39 degree Celsius while night temperature would be witnessed around 25 degree Celsius.
The day temperature was recorded at 39.7 degree Celsius on Saturday which was one degree Celsius below the normal temperature. Indore recorded day temperature at 37.4 degree Celsius on Saturday which recorded a significant deviation from the normal temperature and it was recorded three degree Celsius below the normal temperature.In the past 24 hours Indore received 4.2 mm of rainfall. Due to the rainfall in the region the night temperature dipped and on Friday night temperature was recorded at 22.4 degree Celsius. Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 40.1 degree Celsius.
Surprisingly, in the past one week, the day temperature did not cross 40 degree mark and thus the intensity of heat was not witnessed. The wetahermen claimed that soon mercury would rise.