The Meteorology department has predicted heavy rainfall at several places across Madhya Pradesh due to a low pressure area over North East part of the State and a trough line passing through north east Rajasthan, north east Madhya Pradesh, northern Chhattisgarh and northern Odisha has induced good rainfall in the state for the past two days and pattern would prevail for the next 3-4 days.
Western parts of the state are witnessing heavy rainfall and are likely to receive very heavy to heavy rainfall in the present weather conditions.
Several areas of Ujjain, Indore and Hoshangabad divisions, Sehore, Rajgarh, Chhindwara and Seoni districts while few regions of Ashok Nagar, Guna, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Dindori, Narsinghpur, Balaghat, Mandla and Jabalpur districts are likely to witness thundery activities and rainfall in the next 24 hours.
Warning of heavy rainfall has been issued for Jhabua, Alirajpur, Aagar, Shajapur, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dhar, Dewas, Indore, Khargone, Khandwa, Rajgrah, Sehore, Neemuch, Chhindwara, Mandsaur and Barwani. Alert has been issued for Indore, Mandsaur, Hoshangabad, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Khandwa, Khargone, Vidisha, Sehore, Harda and Barwani.
In the past 24 hours Susner in Agar district recorded the highest rainfall at 17 cm. Good moisture incursion from Arabian Sea would help in inducing rainfall in the next 2-3 days.
Heavy and light showers witnessed from the morning continued throughout the day with brief intervals in the city. Thundery activities in the city would be witnessed in the evening and night.
On Friday Hoshangabad recorded 10 cm of rainfall, Ujjain recorded 5 cm of rainfall, Guna recorded 1.7 cm of rainfall and City recorded 1 cm of rainfall.
After heavy rainfall temperatures have been recorded below normal temperatures on Friday. Bhopal recorded day temperature at 27.3 degree Celsius which was 4 degree Celsius below the normal temperature. Among major cities Gwalior recorded day temperature at 34.5 degree Celsius while others recorded day temperature below 30 degree Celsius.