Clouds provided relief from the hot and humid conditions on Sunday making the weekend a little more enjoyable for the city residents.
City recorded the day temperature above 40 degrees Celsius mark confining the city people in their houses, but by the evening the weather became bit comforting.
The night temperature has also soared to 25.4 degrees Celsius, which has witnessed increasing trend in the past few days.
According to the forecast, Bhopal, Indore, Hoshangabad and Ujjain region are likely to witness thundery activities and light showers in the next 24 hours.
The temperatures would not change significantly due to the winds, but slight change in the temperatures would be witnessed and later normal weather would follow and an increasing temperature pattern would prevail.
The day temperature, which was recorded around 39 degrees Celsius was recorded at 40.7 degrees Celsius in the city on Sunday while the night temperature was also recorded at two degrees higher at 25 degrees Celsius on Sunday.
The forecast made by Met department regarding the day temperature would witness significant increase in the day temperature has been witnessed as on Sunday, the day temperature in the city was recorded above 40 degrees Celsius and it has been forecasted that the maximum temperature would by witnessed around 44 degrees mark by the end of the month.
Several areas of the State witnessed day temperature at 41 degrees Celsius.
Among the major cities except city, all other major cities recorded day temperature below 40 degrees Celsius.
Night temperatures, which witnessed dip due to the winds in the past 3-4 days, have started to increase in the past two days.