Bhopal

Monsoon likely to be delayed in State

Staff Reporter

Weather conditions are likely to lose harshness with the next one week as after a week’s delay monsoon has hit Kerala Coast on Saturday; thundery activities and light rainfall has been witnessed at few places in the State.

It was major relief when Met confirmed monsoon entering the country but state has to wait for monsoon which is already delayed by a week. The day temperature in the state capital dipped to 45.1 degree Celsius while night temperature increased to 31.6 degree Celsius.

Shivpuri recorded night temperature at 36 degree Celsius which was the highest in the State. Two places in the state Nainpur Mandla 12.4 mm and Chhindwara recorded 8.4 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours. 

According to the forecast, around a dozen districts are likely to witness speedy winds of 40 – 50 km/hr and speedy dust stroms, light rainfall with thundery activities. The regions are Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat, Dindori, Anuppur, Umaria, Sagar, Damoh, Hoshangabad, Guna and Ashok Nagar districts.

The monsoon would arrive with delay and harsh weather conditions would prevail. Warning of Intense Hot wave conditions has been issued for Gwalior, Guna, Datia, Shivpuri, Hoshangabad, Chattarpur, Sheopur, Raisen, Khargone while 21 districts would witness hot wave conditions in the next 24 hours. 

Thundery activities and light rainfall were  recorded in 8 districts Balaghat, Annuppur, Dindori, Dhar, Mandla, Chhindwara, Katni and Betul. Intense hot wave conditions were witnessed in Hoshangabad district. Hot wave conditions were witnessed in Chhatarpur, Damoh, Bhopal, Raisen, Rajgarh, Mandla, Rajgarh, Khandwa, Khargone, Ratlam, Shajapur, Agar and Betul.