Bhopal braces for more rain; Heavy downpour warning across MP
A low-pressure area is currently centered over south Chhattisgarh and nearby regions. An upper air cyclonic circulation associated with it extends up to 7.6 km above sea level and tilts southwestwards with height. This system is expected to gradually weaken as it moves west-northwest, reaching Gujarat by the morning of August 18 as a remnant cyclonic circulation.
The monsoon trough at mean sea level passes through Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kota, Guna, Betul, the low-pressure center over south Chhattisgarh, Vishakhapatnam, and extends east-southeastwards to the east-central Bay of Bengal.
An upper air cyclonic circulation persists over the northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining south Gujarat, Konkan, and Goa between 1.5 and 3.1 km above sea level. Additionally, a trough stretches from the northeast Arabian Sea to the cyclonic circulation over south Chhattisgarh across north Maharashtra, tilting southwards with height between 1.5 and 4.5 km.
On Saturday, Bhopal recorded a daytime temperature of 30.4 degree Celsius — about 2 degrees above normal — with a night temperature of 24.0 degrees, roughly 1 degree higher than average.
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The city received 8 mm of rainfall between 8:30 am and 5:30 pm.
For Sunday, forecasts predict a generally cloudy sky with light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. Temperatures are expected to reach 31 degrees during the day and drop to around 24 degrees at night, with average wind speeds near 16 km/h.
Statewide, the meteorological department has issued a red alert for 'very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning' in districts including Betul, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone and Pandhurna. 'Heavy rain' warning is also in effect for Raisen, Sehore, Narmadapuram, Barwani, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Chhindwara, Seoni and Balaghat. Additionally, thunderstorms and lightning alerts cover a wide range of districts including Bhopal, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Agar, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Singrauli, Sidhi, Rewa, Mauganj, Satna, Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria, Dindori, Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur, Mandla, Panna, Damoh, Sagar, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari and Maihar districts.
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