The weather has turned harsher in the city with day temperature recording 42.1 degree Celsius on Sunday. At most other places in the state too the mercury has gone above the mark of 40 degree Celsius. The night temperature has also increased gradually but not significantly.
There are a few regions which have witnessed a night temperature of 24 degree Celsius and the Met officials have forecast a rise in the next 3-4 days. Khargone maintained the highest day temperature at 44 degree Celsius on Saturday.
The weather conditions are going to remain humid and dry in the next 24 hours, according to the forecast.The financial capital of the state, Indore, recorded day temperature at 40.5 degree Celsius which was 2 degree Celsius above the normal temperature. However, the night was quite pleasing at 21.8 degree Celsius on Saturday.Jabalpur recorded a day temperature at 41.5 degree Celsius on Sunday. The Met department said that the day temperature rise would be in the range of 2-3 degree Celsius and the night temperatures would reel around 23-25 degree Celsius and would increase gradually.
Sudden stormy winds which were witnessed last week would be returning in the coming week.However, the warm winds are not indicative of heat waves as of now, clarified the Met officials.
The temperature in the state capital has recorded an increase of over 3 degrees during the past two days only. The temperature started rising from April 13 when it was recorded at 39.8; it crossed the 40 degree mark on April 16 when it was recorded 40.2 degree, on April 25 it reached 40.8 and on April 26 it crossed the 41 degree mark and was recorded at 41.7 while on Saturday it crossed the 42 mark and was recorded 42.1 degree.