Day temp shoots above 30 as rain takes weekend break, revival likely this week
The possibility of heavy showers was not strong for the next few days.
The meteorological department stated that the monsoon trough at mean sea level now passes through the centre of depression over north-west and adjoining areas of north-east Rajasthan, Fatehgarh, Muzaffarpur, Bankura, Contai, and thence east south-eastwards to north-east Bay of Bengal.
The western disturbance as a trough in middle tropospheric levels with its axis at 5.8 km above mean sea level roughly along longitude 70° east to the north of latitude 32°N persists, the meteorological department stated.
The day temperature in Bhopal on Saturday was recorded at 31.4 degrees Celsius, a degree more than the normal mark, while the night temperature was 23.4 degrees, a degree less than the normal mark.
In the forecast for Bhopal on Sunday, the meteorological department stated there would be a partly cloudy sky with the possibility of thundering development and light rain in the evening and night hours. Day and night temperatures would be 32 and 25 degrees respectively, while the average wind speed will be 16 kilometres per hour.
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In the forecast for the state, the meteorological department issued a warning of thunderstorms and lightning at isolated places in Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Betul, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Shajapur, Agar, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Sagar, Singrauli, Sidhi, Rewa, Mauganj, Satna, Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria, Dindori, Katni, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur and Chhindwara districts.
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