Bhopal

Rainfall to continue for next 48 hours in MP

Staff Reporter

System over State is inducing rainfall for the past two days and would continue to rain in the next 48 hours but heavy rainfall is yet to be witnessed at several places which would provide relief from the harsh weather conditions during the day.

City witnessed rainfall in the evening after intense hot and humid day on Tuesday. Day temperature was recorded at 32.6 degrees celsius while the night temperature was recorded at 25 degrees celsius.

City is not likely to receive thunder showers and rainfall in the next 48 hours but heavy rainfall in not on the cards for the city. Warning of heavy rainfall at several places has been issued by the Met department. Hoshangabad division, Balaghat, Seoni, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Mandla, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Raisen, Guna, Agar, Rajgarh, Chhatarpur and Tikamgarh districts.

Thundery activities and light showers are likely to induce rainfall in Hoshangabad, Bhopal, Ujjain, Indore and Jabalpur divisions and Dindori, Anuppur, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur and Guna districts.

Several regions have witnessed good rainfall after the advent of the monsoon in the state. However, heavy rainfall which could bring the temperature down by few notches and provide relief from the harsh weather conditions is still awaited. 

Met officials told that on Monday Raisen, Betul and Hoshangabad regions witnessed good rainfall. Sagar and Ratlam recorded 11 cm of rainfall, Damoh recorded 9 cm of rainfall, Narsinghpur, Seoni and Mandla recorded 7 cm of rainfall on Monday.

In the past 24 hours several regions received heavy rainfall and among the regions which received heavy rainfall are Tendukheda which recorded 10 cm of rainfall. Agar and Khilchipur recorded 9 cm of rainfall, Naugoan recorded 8  cm of rainfall, Tikamgarh, Raisen and Mandla recorded 7 cm of rainfall, Malajkhand recorded 6 cm of rainfall, Multai recorded 5 cm of rainfall and Seoni, Khajuraho and Sheopur recorded 4 cm of rainfall.