Heavy rainfall leaves Indore waterlogged

Time of India

28-05-2025

Indore: Indoreans woke up to early morning showers on Wednesday, with the city recording 28.4 mm of rainfall by 8:30 am. The rain, which began around 4:30 am, caused significant waterlogging in many areas and led to traffic snarls during the morning hours.
Several localities remained inundated for hours, exposing the city's ill-prepared drainage system despite prior monsoon preparedness claims.
Meanwhile, several colonies in Indore experienced power outages as early as 5 am, with electricity cut off in many places not restored even by 10 am.
The impact of the early morning rainfall in Indore was also reflected in the city's overall weather conditions throughout the day.
Due to persistent cloud cover and showers, the maximum temperature dipped to 33.1 degrees Celsius, which is 7 degrees below normal, while the minimum settled at 20.0 degrees Celsius, nearly 5 degrees lower than average. Humidity remained high, touching 90% in the morning and settling at 64% by evening, creating a humid and damp atmosphere.
Winds blew steadily from west-southwest at 25 to 27 kmph, aiding the movement of moisture-laden clouds across the region.
Adding to the weather activity, light to moderate rain was reported again during the evening hours, further intensifying the chill and disrupting traffic in parts of the city.
A total of 19.25 mm of rainfall was recorded by the pollution monitoring station by MP Pollution Control Board at Regal Square between 6 pm and 7 pm on Wednesday. The Met station at Indore airport recorded 15.6 mm rainfall during the evening between 5.30 pm to 8.30pm summing up Wednesday's rainfall to 44mm in Indore.
In the region, Hatpipliya in Dewas district was lashed with very heavy rainfall, recording 138 mm, followed by Khategaon with 110 mm. Burhanpur's Khaknar recorded 75 mm, while heavy rain was also reported in Khargone, Khandwa and Ujjain on Wednesday early morning. Wind speeds touched 65 kmph in parts of Indore and 61 kmph in Ujjain, as thunderstorms swept through the western region of the state.
Khandwa received around 50 mm of rain in just an hour, while Barwah witnessed continuous downpours for nearly three hours.
Mandu recorded torrential rain from 6 am, blanketing its historic monuments in mist, creating a scenic view. In Barwani and Sendhwa, strong winds at 30–40 kmph accompanied the showers.
Senior Meteorologist Dr Divya E. Surendran said that two cyclonic circulations — one over northwest Bay of Bengal and another over west Rajasthan — along with a trough running across Madhya Pradesh, are causing the turbulent weather. The conditions are expected to persist till May 31.