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Temperature below seasonal average, but Indore swelters with humidity

Temperature below seasonal average, but Indore swelters with humidity

Time of India20-05-2025

Indore: May weather has left Indoreans grappling with an uncomfortable mix of soaring humidity, persistent cloud cover, and threat of thunderstorms. For more than 10 days, the city has been under cloudy weather condition with occasional clear skies.
Though rainfall is absent over the past 24 hours in the city, a thick layer of moisture hung in the air, is making the atmosphere feel warmer and heavier than the actual recorded temperature.
On Tuesday, the maximum temperature dropped to 34.6 degrees Celsius in city, 6 degrees below the seasonal average. This marked a significant drop from Monday's maximum of 38.6 degrees Celsius, which was also 2 degrees below normal.
However, the minimum temperature remained slightly elevated, with Tuesday's low recorded at 25.8 degrees Celsius, about 1 degree above the average, closely following Monday's minimum of 26 degrees Celsius.
Despite the relatively cooler highs, the discomfort level remained high due to elevated humidity. The relative humidity was recorded at 68% at 8:30am and 53% by 5:30pm on Tuesday. At 8:30am, the temperature stood at 28.6 degrees Celsius, climbing to 34.4 degrees Celsius by 5:30pm, making the day feel muggy and stifling, especially during the afternoon hours.
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Wind patterns over Indore showed a moderate west-northwest flow at 6 kmph, helping to slightly mitigate the oppressive humidity.
While Indore escaped direct rainfall during the last 24 hours, weather disturbances continued to impact several regions in western Madhya Pradesh. A dust storm was reported in Barwani district, indicating strong surface wind activity. According to data from the automatic weather stations and airports, Agar recorded the highest wind speed at 58 kmph, followed by Khandwa at 56 kmph, Ujjain at 56 kmph, Neemuch at 54 kmph, and Indore at 37 kmph due to thunderstorm activity in the past 24 hours till 8:30am on Tuesday.
Meteorologists link the current weather to multiple upper air cyclonic circulations over north-west and central India, including systems over north-east Rajasthan, Haryana, and central Pakistan. An east-west trough also extends from Pakistan to north Bangladesh, passing through several northern states. These weather systems are collectively contributing to the humid conditions and instability in the atmosphere, creating favourable conditions for thunderstorm development in Madhya Pradesh and adjoining states, Met officials said.

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