Wednesday was the hottest day of this season as the mercury crossed 45 degree marked and was recorded at 45.3 degree Celsius. The MeT department has issued a “severe heat wave” warning for parts of north and central India, which are already reeling under the scorching sun, over the next three days. “Heat wave conditions continued to prevail at most places with severe heat wave at a few places over Madhya Pradesh,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
With steep rise in day temperature, city wore a deserted look with majority of vehicles keeping away from the roads. In order to beat the intense summer heat, a large number of people spent their day in water parks along with their family members.
Madhya Pradesh is among seven States of the country where the weather department has issued alerts of heat wave to maximum heat wave.
In its forecast, the IMD has issued "severe heat wave" warning for east Madhya Pradesh for the next three days. The condition will also continue in east and west Rajasthan until May 21.
However, there could be some relief as the month ends, the weathermen said.
In its earlier forecast, the IMD had said that heat wave conditions were already prevailing over parts of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Telangana.
"These conditions are likely to spread over to some more areas between May 17 and 21.
They are likely to abate gradually during the remaining part of May," the IMD had said on Monday.
Several parts of the country are reeling under intense heat, while the MeT department has predicted that the onset of monsoon will get delayed by six days.
"The (heat) intensity is likely to reduce thereafter and gradually abate during May 27 to 31.
“Day maximum and night minimum temperatures are likely to remain markedly above normal over entire northwest, west and central India during May 17 to 27. They are likely to fall to their respective normal or below normal values between May 27 and June 1," the IMD added.
Meanwhile, the maximum and minimum temperature recorded in major of the cities of the state on Wednesday was Bhopal 45.3 and 27.1, Guna 46.3 and 26.6, Gwalior 46.4 and 25, Hoshangabad 46.9 and 27.6, Indore 44.5 and 27.6, Khajuraho 46.4 and 28.8, Jabalpur 44.2 and 30.4, Sagar 46 and 29.2 and Satna 44.7 and 29.8 degree Celsius.