After a day without rain, rainfall was witnessed on Monday in the State Capital but chances of delay in monsoon by 8-10 days has increased, say Met officials.
Met department official said that the pre-monsoon period would witness same pattern rainfall followed by lull phase and would continue the pattern till the arrival of the monsoon which has been delayed by few days.
Heavy clouds which were witnessed in the state capital poured at several places maintaining the weather conditions which turned pleasant on Saturday.
The day temperature which dipped to 32 degree Celsius was witnessed at 35 degree Celsius on Monday while the night temperature was witnessed at 25 degree Celsius.
Among the nearby areas Hoshangabad recorded 2 cm of rainfall in the past 24 hours while the day and night temperatures dipped to 32 and 22 degree Celsius respectively.
In the next 24 hours Shahdol, Jabalpur, Bhopal, Indore, Ujjain and Hoshangabad divisions and Rewa, Sidhi, Singrauli, Ashok Nagar, Guna, Sagar and Damoh districts are likely to receive thundery activities, rainfall and speedy winds.
The highest day temperature was recorded at 42 degree Celsius at Khajuraho and Nowgong.
In the past 24 hours Sarangpur recorded the highest rainfall at 8 cm while Vidisha recorded 6 cm of rainfall, Narsinghgarh recorded 5 cm of rainfall, Begumganj and Kotma recorded 4 cm of rainfall and Rewa, Balaghat, Amarkantak and Budni recorded 3 cm of rainfall.
Chhindwara witnessed dip of 6.6 degree Celsius from the normal temperature in day temperature which was recorded at 31 degree Celsius while the night temperature was recorded at 21 degree Celsius.