Bhopal

Rain brings little respite from scorching heat

Staff Reporter

Sunday witnessed rainfall in the afternoon which provided little relief as after the rainfall humid conditions in the evening was witnessed in the city.Thundery activities and light showers were witnessed in the city and 3 mm of rainfall was received on Sunday.For the first time in the season Met department has issued warning of heavy rainfall in Betul, Chhindwara, Balaghat and Seoni districts in the next 24 hours.

The monsoon has not covered the whole state and few regions are still left which are still witnessing hot and humid weather conditions.Met department has predicted that by Monday the state would receive good rainfall and the regions which are yet to receive monsoon will receive the monsoon.Systems over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea would induce good rainfall in the state and state capital in the next 24 hours.

Increase in the thundery activities inducing good rainfall would increase said Met officials. City recorded day temperature at 36.1 degree Celsius which was recorded 1 degree Celsius above the normal temperature. City which recorded 8.3 mm of rainfall Saturday received 1.9 mm of rainfall on Sunday. High humidity in the intervals between rains has been witnessed for the past 5-6 days and the trend continues to prevail. Slight change in the temperatures has witnessed increased in the past 24 hours.

Except Katni several places of Hoshangabad and Jabalpur divisions would receive light showers and witness thundery activities.Indore, Ujjain, Bhopal divisions would witness thundery activities and receive rainfall in the next 24 hours.Indore recorded day temperature at 34.8 degree Celsius; Gwalior recorded day temperature at 41.9 degree Celsius and witnessed the highest day temperature among the major cities on Sunday.