Severe heat wave conditions are prevailing with the mercury crossing 44 degree C at about half a dozen places and about a dozen places crossing 43 degree C mark. Gwalior remained hottest in the State on Saturday by recording day temperature of 44.8 degree Celsius followed by Khajuraho at 44.6, Damoh at 44.5 and Nogaon 44.4 degree Celsius.
Day temperatures were markedly above normal in the state as among the major cities the state capital recorded the day temperature of 42.5 degree while Indore recorded 41.4 degree, Ujjain 42.5 degree, Jabalpur 42.7 degree and Rewa 43 degree Celsius. Most parts of West and East Madhya Pradesh were reeling under the grip of intense heat wave conditions including Betul 42.3 degree, Guna 43.2 degree, Hoshangabad, Shajapur, and Khandwa 43.5 degree, Khargone 43.2 degree, Raisen 40.8 degree, Rajgarh 42.8 degree, Ratlam 43.2 degree, Sheopur 43.4 degree, Shivpuri 40 degree, Ujjain 42.5 degree, Chhindwara 42.2 degree, Mandla 42.4 degree, Sagar 42.6 degree, Satna 43 degree, Seoni 40.4 degree, Sidhi 42.4 degree and Tikamgarh and Umaria 43.8 degree Celsius.
Night temperatures have also reached to discomforting levels as over half a dozen places of the recorded night temperature of over 25 degree with Sheopur recording hottest night temperature at 27.4 degree Celsius followed by Shivpuri at 26.4 degree, Rajgarh 26.2 degree, Hoshangabad 26 degree, Shajapur 25.1 degree, Bhopal 25.8 degree and Khandwa 25 degree Celsius.
The feeble western disturbance as a trough roughly along the north of latitude has moved away east-northeastwards.
The trough in mid tropospheric westerlies roughly along to the north has also moved away east-northeastwards. The upper air cyclonic circulation over central parts of Madhya Pradesh now lies over northwest Madhya Pradesh and neighborhood.
Due to the ongoing weather system, the intense heat wave conditions will continue unabated and temperatures would continue to soar.