State capital witnessed day temperature on Monday at 45.3 degrees Celsius, which is the highest of the season. Last time, Bhopal had recorded similar temperature on June 6, 2014. Weatherman said temperatures would still witness uptrend trend and scope of increase in temperatures is there.
The night temperature was recorded at 30.5 degrees Celsius making the night discomforting. The weather conditions and temperatures are likely to remain same on Tuesday.
In the day cloud cover was witnessed which made the weather conditions little bearable but extreme hot winds forced citizens to remain indoors throughout the day. The commuters faced extreme hot weather conditions in the day making it unbearable.
Light rainfall and dust storms would be witnessed at Khargone, Khandwa, Burhanpur, Badwani, Harda, Betul, Hoshangabad, Chhindwara, Seoni, Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori, Annuppur , Rewa, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Gwalior, Datia, Sheopur, Bhind, Morena in the next 24 hours.
Warning of extreme hot wave condition and hot wave conditions has been issued by Met department. The regions which are likely to witness intense hot wave conditions are Guna, Datia, Chattarpur, Sagar, Damoh, Raisen, Rajgarh, Sheopur, Bhind, Morena districts while hot wave conditions are likely to be witnessed in Rewa, Mandla, Sidhi, Singrauli, Umaria, Shahdol, Balaghat, Ashok Nagar, Jabalpur, Tikamgarh, Panna, Hoshangabad, Bhopal, Vidisha, Shajapur, Agar, Ratlam, Shivpuri and Gwalior districts.
Highest day temperature was recorded in Nowgong at 48 degree Celsius. Sagar, Raisen, Guna and Damoh recorded 47 degrees Celsius on Monday.
The day temperatures were recorded significantly higher in Rewa, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Hoshangabad and Indore divisions.
Among the major cities Jabalpur recorded 45.6 degree Celsius, Indore recorded 43 degrees celsius and Gwalior recorded 44.6 degree Celsius. Indore, Rewa, Hoshangabad divisions recorded light rainfall.
Chambal division, Chhatarpur and Damoh districts witnessed intense hot wave conditions. Rewa, Sagar, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Umaria, Raisen, Rajgarh, Khargone, Shajapur districts witnessed hot wave conditions.