According to the Meteorological department, lightning and thunder showers would be witnessed in the next 24 hours in the city making the temperatures dip slightly and later the temperatures would witness significant rise in the next 3-4 days.
City recorded day temperature at 39.3 degrees Celsius which was two notches above the normal. The night temperature was recorded at 23.1 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal. Sagar and Shahdol witnessed significant increase in the temperatures in the past 24 hours.
Among the major cities Indore recorded day temperature at 37.1 degrees Celsius which was 1 degree Celsius below the normal temperature while the night temperature was recorded at 19.5 degrees Celsius one notch below the normal temperature.
Gwalior recorded the highest day temperature among the major cities at 40.2 degrees Celsius -- 3 degrees Celsius above the normal. The night temperature was recorded at 19.5 degrees Celsius.
Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 39.5 degree Celsius -- 2 degrees above the normal. The night temperature was recorded at 23.8 degree Celsius -- 3 degrees Celsius above the normal.
Satna recorded day temperature at 40.4 degrees Celsius, Sagar at 39 degrees Celsius, Umaria at 39.9 degrees celsius, Rewa at 40.4 degrees Celsius and Guna 39.6 degrees Celsius. Seoni recorded day temperature at 39 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperatures would be witnessed around 40 degrees Celsius while the night temperature would be witnessed around 23 degrees Celsius. Sagar division, Chhindwara, Seoni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Katni and Satna would witness light showers, thundery activities, dust storms in the next 24 hours.
Warning of heat wave conditions was issued by Met department and it would be witnessed in Rewa, Satna, Chhatarpur, Panna, Khargone and Datia districts in the next 48 hours.