Bhopal

Temperature soars to 48.8 degrees

Staff Reporter

Day temperatures have been witnessed around all-time high in the state and highest day temperature was recorded at Khajuraho at 48.8 degree Celsius and Nowgong at 48.6 degree Celsius on Tuesday.

Nowgong recorded the highest day temperature ever recorded in the state at 49 degree Celsius. State capital witnessed day temperature at 45.1 degree Celsius which was 6.6 degree Celsius above the normal temperature and night temperature was recorded at 31.5 degree Celsius. 

The season witnessed extreme harsh weather conditions which have never been witnessed and weather is not likely to provide relief soon as monsoon is delayed and state capital would receive monsoon at around Jun 25 which means a delay of 2 weeks.

Weatherman said that thundery activities and cloudy conditions due to cyclonic system is likely to occur.

The southern part of the state is likely to witness more of these activities. State capital would witness thundery activities and light rainfall. The movement of cyclonic system would induce rainfall due to moisture incursion and possible if movement would not help activities would not be witnessed. Indore and Ujjain divisions recorded light rainfall. Gwalior, Chambal, Rewa, Sagar, Bhopal and Ujjain witnessed intense hot wave conditions.

According to the forecast thundery activities, light rainfall and speedy winds of 30-40 km/hr would be witnessed in Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Shajapur, Agar, Ujjain, Dewas, Jhabua, Alirajpur,Dhar, Badwani, Khnadwa, Khargone, Burhanpur, Indore, Sehore, Betul, Hoshangabad, Harda, Raisen, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Guna, Sheopur, Seoni, Balaghat and Chhindwara.

Warning of intense hot wave conditions has been issued  for 25 districts which are likely to witness in the next 24 hours.