City has witnessed two spells of heavy rainfall in the past 2-3 days but the hot and humid conditions continue to make the weather harsh during the day on Monday.
Met official told that the monsoon is likely to arrive in the next 3-4 days in the state and would hit western part of the state and it is likely that the region would witness heavy rainfall in the next 4-5 days.
Weather pattern of heavy rainfall at few places and dry weather conditions at several places was witnessed in the state. Selana recorded 4 cm of rainfall, lateri recorded 3 cm of rainfall, Umaria, Sardarpur recorded 2 cm of rainfall and Jhabua, Badnagar and Bhander recorded 1 cm of rainfall.
In the next 24 hours the Jabalpur and Hoshangabad divisions and Alirajpur, Dhar, Badwani, Khandwa, Khargone and Burhanpur districts are likely to witness thundery activities and light showers while rest regions are likely to witness thundery activities.
The day temperatures which were recorded around 45 degree Celsius have dipped below 40 degree Celsius. The city witnessed humid and hot conditions due to cloud cover which cleared late in the afternoon.
Several places in Indore division witnessed rainfall while few places in Shahdol, Ujjain, Bhopal, Gwalior and Hoshangabad districts witnessed rainfall in the past 24 hours.
City recorded day temperature at 39.3 degree Celsius and night temperature at 25.8 degree Celsius. Indore recorded day temperature at 36.8 degree Celsius and night temperature at 23.8 degree Celsius.
Gwalior recorded day temperature at 42.6 degree Celsius and night temperature at 26.1 degree Celsius.
Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 37 degree Celsius and night day temperature at 28.5 degree Celsius.