With the abrupt change in the weather on Saturday evening, power supply was interrupted at several places in the city due to dust storms and speedy winds. light showers were witnessed in a few areas of the city which were brief but made the weather soothing and pleasing. The Met department said that the city would witness dark clouds, dust storms and light showers in the next 24 hours.
Weather conditions turned soothing in the evening on Saturday after scorching heat during the day which remained throughout the day. In the evening the weather conditions changed and speedy winds were witnessed and dust storms across the city and nearby areas were witnessed. Warning of hailstorm in the next 24 has been issued by Met department and the regions which are likely to witness hailstorm are Ashok Nagar, Harda, Guna, Hoshangabad, Narsinghpur, Seoni, Madla, Jabalpur, Balaghat, Anooppur and Shahdol districts.
According to the Met department the wind speed reported in the evening was around 50 km/hr. The day temperature would be recorded around 36 degree Celsius while the night temperature would be recorded around 24 degree Celsius. According to the forecast Gwalior Indore, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur and Bhopal divisions would witness light showers and thundery activities in the evening for the next 2-3 days. The pattern might be witnessed in the city and nearby areas.
Khargone recorded highest day temperature on Saturday at 41 degree Celsius. City recorded day temperature at 36.9 degree Celsius while the night temperature was recorded at 22 degree Celsius. Among the major cities Indore recorded day temperature at 35.8 degree Celsius which was three degree Celsius below the normal temperature. Gwalior recorded the highest day temperature among the major cities at 38.4 degree Celsius.