More showers bringing city to a standstill may follow soon
Bhopal: The heavy showers on Thursday night brought the city to a standstill. The streets in low-lying areas were waterlogged on Friday morning. The absence of strong showers during the day helped in clearing the water.
However, similar weather situations were in the offing, as the possibility of more such spells of rain was underlined for the city.
The day temperature in Bhopal on Friday was recorded at 30.0 mm of rain, four degrees less than the normal mark, while the night temperature in the city was 24.2 degrees Celsius, which was at the normal mark. In the past 24 hours till 8.30 am on Friday, the city recorded a total of 26.6 mm of rain, while from 8.30 am to 5.30 pm during the day, the city recorded 8.0 mm of rain.
In the forecast for Bhopal on Saturday, the meteorological dept stated the weather would be generally cloudy with moderate rainfall. Day and night temperatures would be respectively 30 degrees Celsius and 24 degrees Celsius, while the average wind speed will be sixteen kilometres per hour.
In the forecast for the state, the meteorological dept issued a warning of very heavy rainfall in Mandsaur, Neemuch, Guna, Singrauli, and Damoh districts. A warning of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms with lightning was issued for Vidisha, Rajgarh, Khandwa, Khargone, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Agar, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Bhind, Sidhi, Rewa, Mauganj, Satna, Umaria, Katni, Jabalpur, Sagar, and Maihar districts.
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