Nautapa heat kept at bay by pre-monsoon rain but humidity makes for prickly days
Bhopal: On Friday, there were scattered showers in the city after a humid day. Strong winds and thundershowers were expected over many places in the state.
But it was forecast that the pre-monsoon activity would not give much respite from the heat and humidity in the day in the city.
The meteorological dept stated the northern limit of monsoon continues to pass through Mumbai, Ahilyanagar, Adilabad, Bhawanipatna, Puri, Sandhead Island and Balurghat. The day temperature in Bhopal on Friday was recorded at 36.6 degrees celsius, five degrees less than the normal mark, while night temperature in the city was 27.4 degrees celsius, which was at the normal mark.
In the forecast for Bhopal on Saturday the meteorological dept stated there would be partly cloudy sky with chances of light rain with thundery development in evening or night hours.
Day and night temperature would be respectively 36 degrees celsius and 28 degrees celsius, while average wind speed will be 24 kilometers per hour.
In the forecast for the state, a possibility of rainfall or drizzle with thunderstorm, lightning at isolated places was underlined for Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Betul, Harda, Indore, Ratlam and Ujjain districts.
Bhopal: On Friday, there were scattered showers in the city after a humid day.
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Strong winds and thundershowers were expected over many places in the state.
But it was forecast that the pre-monsoon activity would not give much respite from the heat and humidity in the day in the city.
The meteorological dept stated the northern limit of monsoon continues to pass through Mumbai, Ahilyanagar, Adilabad, Bhawanipatna, Puri, Sandhead Island and Balurghat. The day temperature in Bhopal on Friday was recorded at 36.6 degrees celsius, five degrees less than the normal mark, while night temperature in the city was 27.4 degrees celsius, which was at the normal mark.
In the forecast for Bhopal on Saturday the meteorological dept stated there would be partly cloudy sky with chances of light rain with thundery development in evening or night hours.
Day and night temperature would be respectively 36 degrees celsius and 28 degrees celsius, while average wind speed will be 24 kilometers per hour.
In the forecast for the state, a possibility of rainfall or drizzle with thunderstorm, lightning at isolated places was underlined for Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Betul, Harda, Indore, Ratlam and Ujjain districts.
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