Spells of heavy rainfall continued in the state for the last 4 days, heavy rainfall was witnessed in Bhopal and Khandwa on Sunday afternoon.
Many areas including the grocery market of Bhopal were flooded due to heavy rainfall. A person died due to lightning in Daboh town of Bhind. Apart from this, a young man died due to lightning in Tikamgarh.
On Saturday, the maximum amount of water fell in Seoni up 6 cm. Heavy rainfall was witnessed in Chhindwara, Damoh, Jabalpur, Khajuraho, Mandla, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Umaria, Dhar, Indore, Khargone and Ujjain.
According to the Meteorological Department, the weather will remain the same on Monday as well. With the formation of a new system in the Bay of Bengal, the weather will change once again from the evening of July 4. Due to which heavy to very heavy rains may occur in many areas.
Due to the rains, the maximum temperature has started dropping significantly in the state. There is a difference of about 10 degrees in day and night temperatures in most areas. Indore recorded day at 32 and night 23 degree celsius. The day temperature in Bhopal was 35 degree celsius and the night temperature was 25 degree celsius.
According to the Meteorological Department, a low pressure is seen forming in the Bay of Bengal from July 4. In the next 24 hours the weather will change and the rains will intensify. After this, light to heavy rains may occur in most areas including Jabalpur, Indore, Bhopal and Gwalior for 4 to 5 days. Apart from this, there is a possibility of very heavy rain in some areas.