Extreme heat conditions continued in the city as Bhopal recorded the hottest day of the season at 45.1 degree Celsius on Saturday. Besides, pre-monsoon showers have provided some relief from heat to other parts of the State including Khajuraho, Gwalior and Jabalpur.
Surprisingly, Khajuraho, Gwalior and Jabalpur that always witnessed extreme heat conditions and registered temperature above 45 degree for last couple of days, recorded maximum temperature below 45 at 43.6, 44.5 and 44.1 degree Celsius respectively.
The city had recorded highest temperature in the Month of May that of 46.7 degree Celsius on May 21, 2016.
Interestingly, Bhopal was hottest in the State on Saturday beating Khajuraho, Gwalior and Jabalpur by reaching at 45.1 degree while in night temperature Jabalpur top the chart for Friday night by registering minimum temperature of 32.4 degree Celsius followed by Bhopal that registered a minimum temperature of 31 degree Celsius and Khajuraho recorded minimum night temperature of 30.7 and night at Gwalior was coldest among the major cities at 25.2 degree Celsius.
According to the local weather office, Bhopal would mainly have clear sky that is likely to become partly cloudy with chance of thundery development in parts of city during evening hours. While there are likely chances of thundery activity, light rain at isolated places over Gwalior, Datia, Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Sagar, Damoh, Narsingpur, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat, Rewa, Siidhi, Singroli, Indore, Ujjain, Shajapur and Dewas districts and dust storm at isolated places over rest of the state while the nights would be warm night.
Rain and thunder shower with gusty wind may affect at few parts over Datia, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Jhansi, Bhopal, Guna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sehore, Shajapur, Vidisha, Chhindwara, Damoh, Jabalpur, Mandla, Narsinghpur, Sagar, Seoni, Betul, Dewas, Harda and Hoshangabad districts of Madhya Pradesh during next 24 hours.