In coming three days, the State capital would witness thundery activities and light showers which would bring the day mercury down and provide relief to the city, claimed the Met department. Moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal and cyclonic movement over Arabian Sea has increased the hot and humid conditions in the past two days in the city.
Northern parts of the State would witness higher day temperatures for the next few days while the other regions of the state might get relief in the next three days. The day temperatures would be witnessed around 38-39 degree Celsius in the next 3-4 days after witnessing light showers and thundery activities. Monday morning and evening cloud cover was witnessed but failed to pour. Met department told that in the next 2-3 days several regions of state and state capital would witness rainfall.
The monsoon is heading towards the State, cyclonic movements are witnessed over Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and moisture incursion due to a turf line (low pressure area) over western Madhya Pradesh would induce pre-monsoon rains in the State and State capital. The monsoon might hit the State by June 16. Met department has issued warning of hot wave conditions Gwalior, Chambal, Rewa, Sagar, Indore and Ujjain divisions and in few areas of Hoshangabad. The highest day temperature was recorded at 47.2 degree Celsius in Naugoan.
For the past two days cloud cover is witnessed over the city which has caused the night temperatures to rise and on Monday after the cloud cover faded away the day temperature dipped by two degree Celsius. City recorded day temperature at 42.4 degree Celsius while the night temperature was 29.2 degree Celsius. Among the nearby areas Hoshangabad recorded day temperature at 41.2 degree Celsius while the night temperature was recorded at 27.4 degree Celsius.