Rain, thunderstorm likely in Indore-Ujjain till June: Met

Time of India

a day ago

Indore: The Meteorological Department has forecast continued rainfall and thunderstorm activity across most parts of the Indore and Ujjain regions till the end of May and even into early June.
June 2 marks the conclusion of Nautapa—the traditional nine-day period believed to be the hottest phase of the pre-monsoon season. However, this year Nautapa has witnessed rainfall and thunderstorm activity instead of high temperatures.
On Thursday, Indore experienced clear skies after several days of cloudy weather. However, the lack of rainfall allowed daytime temperatures to climb to 36 degrees Celsius, three degrees higher than Wednesday's 33.1 degrees Celsius.
Despite this rise, the maximum temperature remained four degrees below the seasonal normal. The discomfort persisted due to high humidity levels, with relative humidity recorded at 77% in the morning and 46% by evening.
The minimum temperature settled at 22 degrees Celsius, which is three degrees below the normal. As of 8:30 AM on Thursday, the city recorded a temperature of 26.8 degrees Celsius and wind speeds of 17 kmph from the west-northwest.
By 5:30 PM, temperatures rose to 35.6 degrees Celsius, while wind speeds increased to 19 kmph.
Indore's seasonal rainfall has now reached 207.9 mm. During the last 24 hours, thunderstorms in western Madhya Pradesh brought strong winds, with Agar recording the highest gust at 118 kmph, followed by 65 kmph in Neemuch.
In the past 24 hours, significant rainfall was reported in Warla (43.2 mm), Hatod (32 mm), Bhagwanpura and Bhavgarh (30 mm each), Sailana (29 mm), and several other locations including Mhow (13.8 mm) and Gautampura (12.5 mm).
Depalpur recorded 18.6 mm of rain.
"During the last 24 hours, most parts of western MP received fairly widespread rainfall and thunderstorms. Monsoon on Thursday further advanced in some parts of Chhattisgarh and Odisha. With the current weather systems active over the state, the rainfall and thunderstorm activity is expected to continue in most parts of MP for the next four days. Temperatures are also expected to remain below normal; however, high humidity is expected to maintain the discomfort despite lower temperatures," said Dr Divya Surendran, Met scientist, IMD Bhopal.