Weekend in the State capital witnessed heavy rainfall which was highest in the day among all regions of the State as continuous rainfall was witnessed in State capital the day providing relief from hot and humid weather conditions, rainfall continued till late in the night.Bhopal recorded 5.2 cm of rainfall till 5.30 in the evening on Sunday, Gwalior recorded 2.3 cm of rainfall while Betul recorded 2 cm, Mandla 1.5 cm.
A low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal, East-West Shear Zone, monsoon trough over Ganganagar, Alwar, Gwalior, Sidhi,Ambikapur, Angul and a WD are active systems which have induced the current weather system and would persist.
During the next 24 hours, isolated heavy at most places in Vidisha, Sagar, Betul, Chhindwara and Betul while thundery activities and rainfall are likely to be witnessed at Rewa, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Sagar, Bhopal, Hoshangabad and Chambal divisions and Gwalior and Datia districts according to the warning issued by Met.
In the past 24 hours Bichia, Umaria recorded 4 cm of rainfall, Pushparajgarh, Jaithari, Bichhua, Ambah,Kurwai recorded 3 cm of rainfall, Udaipura, Rewa, Shamsabad, Kotma recorded 2 cm of rainfall.The rainfall was much needed for state capital and other regions as their are regions which are deficit in rainfall in the season.
The state capital has received 144 .8 mm of below average rainfall in the season and this rainfall witnessed for the past two days might lessen the deficit of the season.