Several parts of the State continue to reel under intense heat with day-time temperature crossing the 40 degree Celsius mark at several places.
According to sources in the meteorological department, the upward movement of mercury is likely to continue for next few days. It has also said that the temperatures would rise further with no sight of the dry spell coming to an end soon.
Residents of the State capital, however, received a slight relief with the maximum temperature that had crossed 40 degree Celsius mark earlier coming down to 39.2 degrees which was 1 degree higher than the normal. The minimum temperature here was recorded at 21.8 degree Celsius. The weather remained dry in the district and adjoining areas. Indore recorded a maximum temperature of 37.7 degree Celsius which is 1 degree higher than the normal and a minimum of 20 degree Celsius. Gwalior recorded a maximum of 37.8 degree Celsius and a minimum of 20.9 degree Celsius that was 1 degree higher than the normal. Khajuraho, Sidhi and Naugaon recorded the highest temperature of 41 degree Celsius in the State on Friday. Satna recorded a maximum of 40 degree Celsius and minimum of 25.1 degree Celsius. Jabalpur recorded a maximum temperature of 39.1 degree Celsius and a minimum of 25.4 degree Celsius which was 3 degree higher than the normal. Rewa recorded a maximum of 39.2 and minimum of 18 degrees Celsius which was 2.5 degrees lower than the normal. The met department informed that an upper air trough runs from Bihar to Telangana across Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh without touching the State due to which the weather would remain dry for the next few days.