Heat wave would prevail in the areas which are near the mark of the 44 degree Celsius in the State in the next 2-3 days, warned the Met department on Tuesday after the temperature soared in several parts of the State.
However, in the city, cloud cover was witnessed in some areas and there were also light showers in isolated places for a brief period. The clouds stayed till the evening.
Met officials have claimed that an upward trend in the day temperatures would be witnessed in the next few days.
The moisture incursion has minimised which caused the rain in some regions and the capital.
City would witness the same weather conditions in the next 24 hours and the State would have dry weather.
The city recorded 41.6 degree Celsius on Tuesday during the day which was slightly lower as compared with the
day temperature which was recorded on Monday but witnessed the highest night temperature of the season on Monday at 28.2 degree Celsius.
Among the nearby areas, Hoshangabad reached the mark of 44 degree Celsius on Tuesday and along with the high day temperature the night temperature was also recorded high at 26.8 degree Celsius.
Among the major cities, Indore witnessed a significant increase in the night temperature and was recorded at 27 degree Celsius. Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 41.3 degree Celsius while Gwalior recorded 41 degree Celsius.
The highest day temperature was recorded in Khargone at 45 degree Celsius.
Khajuraho recorded day temperature at 42.4 degree Celsius.