Abrupt weather conditions continue to maintain harsh weather conditions as rainfall, thundery activities and heat waves in the state is witnessed and warning for the same has been issued by the Met department.
Met has issued warning of Thundery activities and gusty winds in Betul, Khargone, Barwani, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Dewas, Sidhi, Singrauli, Satna, Burhanpur and Chhindwara districts and heat wave conditions in Balaghat and Ratlam.
The storm 'Biparjoy' in the Arabian Sea has drawn moisture from the air. Due to this, the intense sun heating has increased in the state. Due to its effect, not only are the days hot, the nights are also getting hotter. It was scorching hot over half of the state on Sunday.
In Damoh, Khajuraho and Tikamgarh, the temperature crossed 43 degrees. At the same time, in 20 cities including Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, the temperature was recorded beyond 40 degrees while it rained in Balaghat, Barwani, Khandwa and Seoni.
Met said that the hot weather conditions would remain in the next 2 days, cloud cover had reduced on Saturday. On the other hand, the moisture had also moved towards the storm. Due to this the sky remained clear and the temperature increased. There will be severe heat in the state for the next two days and after this there are chances of drop in temperature. Monsoon will enter the state only after June 20. However, there may be clouds and drizzle in 15 districts including Indore on Sunday. It rained heavily in Chhatarpur on Sunday morning.
In the capital Bhopal too, the day's temperature is crossing 41 degrees. In view of this, Collector Ashish Singh has given orders regarding opening of schools in the district after summer vacation. As per the order, all government-private schools in Bhopal district will not be opened on or before June 19.
In more than 20 districts of Madhya Pradesh, the temperature on Saturday was 40 degree Celsius or more. Datia was the hottest at 43.4 degrees. The maximum mercury was recorded at 43.2 in Damoh, 43 degrees in Khajuraho. The minimum para reached 32 degrees in Tikamgarh. It was recorded 31 degree in Sidhi, 29.5 degree Celsius in Raisen.
Monsoon covered Coastal Karnataka ahead of remaining parts of Kerala on Saturday. The onset of monsoon in Kerala was delayed by 7 days. The country receives an average of 35.5 mm of rainfall this season till June 10. The Meteorological Department estimates that within the next 48 hours, the monsoon is likely to advance into entire Goa, some parts of Maharashtra, especially coastal Maharashtra.
Yellow alert has been issued in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki, Kozhikode and Kannur in Kerala. On the other hand, heat wave conditions will prevail for 2 to 3 days in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Coastal Andhra and Telangana. There is no possibility of monsoon knocking in Andhra, Telangana, Odisha, Chhattisgarh for three to four days.