After the scorching heat for last one week in Madhya Pradesh, the rain and thunderstorms have started again, it rained after strong winds in Bhopal on Wednesday afternoon and witnessed drizzle in the evening.
Apart from this, it also rained in Gwalior, Mhow, Sehore and Rajgarh. Meteorologists said that along with Western Disturbance, the local system is also active in the state. Due to this the weather has changed again.
Meteorologists said that Nautpa will start from May 25. The current Western Disturbance will remain active till May 20, while another system is becoming active between May 23-25. Due to this, the period of light rain and thunderstorms will continue.
The period of strong thunderstorms, rain and hailstorm has been continuing in the state since May 16. Hailstones were also witnessed in some areas. Sagar, Raisen, Narmadapuram and Datia also received rains on Tuesday afternoon.
In the last 24 hours, Raisen received 14 mm of rain, Burhanpur's Khaknar 18 mm, Harda's Kolipura 6.5, City 0.8, Shivpuri's Piparsama 1, Damoh's Madiyahar 1.5, City 1 mm of rain. It also rained in Bhairunda and Budhni of Sehore, Narsinghgarh of Rajgarh, Barghat of Seoni.
Talking about the trend of the last few years, it rains with strong thunderstorms. Out of 9 days of Nautpa, four or five days would definitely witness rains.
There will be dense clouds in Bhopal on May 18 as well.
The sky is expected to clear after May 19. Day and night temperatures have dropped by 2 to 3 degrees due to rain and cloud cover. There may be a further drop of one or two degrees in the coming days. This is expected to provide some relief from the scorching heat.