The State capital witnessed thundery activities and light showers for the second consecutive day. Weathermen predict that in next 24 hours, similar conditions would prevail.
Power supply disrupted for hours after lightning and thunder showers were witnessed on Thursday evening in the city. Few areas went in dark after trees were uprooted in MP Nagar, Saket Nagar, Koh-e-Fiza and Shymala Hills areas. Parked vehicles were damaged in Koh-e-Fiza after tree fell in the thunder storm and rainfall.
After the weather conditions went abrupt the day temperature was recorded at 39.7 degree celsius in the city on Thursday. Moisture incursion from Arabian Sea and upper air cyclonic circulation over North West Madhya Pradesh has induced the rainfall and cloud cover on Wednesday and Thursday.
In the past 24 hours Sarangpur, Dabra, Saunsar, Biora and Mungawali recorded 1 cm of rainfall.
Day and night temperatures would witness change after the light showers witnessed for the past two days. The day temperature would be recorded around 40 degree celsius while night temperature would be recorded around 25 degree celsius in the next 24 hours.
Indore and Gwalior recorded day temperature 2 degree celsius below the normal temperature which has been witnessed after 3-4 weeks of hot and humid weather conditions. Indore recorded day temperature at 39 degree celsius while Gwalior recorded day temperature at 39.2 degree celsius.
Pattern of thundery activities and light showers continued to prevails for the second day on Thursday.
In the next 24 hours heat wave conditions at isolated places over Sagar division and Hoshangabad, Khargone, Datia and Gwalior districts would be witnessed according to the warning issued by Met department.
Dust storm, rain, thundershower are likely to the witnessed at isolated places over Gwalior, Chambal, Rewa and Shahdol divisions and Neemuch, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Ujjain, Mandla, Balaghat, Seoni, Jabalpur, Rajgarh, Agar, Bhopal and Tikamgarh.