21-05-2025
Rain, thunderstorm likely to take heat out of nautapa this season
Indore:
Pre-monsoon rainfall
and thunderstorms are expected during Nautapa — the traditional nine-day spell of intense summer heat — this year in parts of Indore and Ujjain divisions, making a shift from the usual pattern of soaring temperature.
This year, nautapa will begin from May 25. The
India Meteorological Department
(IMD) has predicted a gradual rise in temperature, but rainfall and thunderstorm activity are likely to persist throughout the period.
"Rainfall and thunderstorms are expected to continue until the onset of the monsoon," said IMD, Bhopal director Dr Vedprakash Singh. He added that due to prevailing weather systems, the heat typical of nautapa may not be as intense this year for Indore and nearby areas.
A significant fall in temperature by 2–3 degrees is expected after the next two days. Currently, Indore and Ujjain divisions are witnessing below-normal maximum temperature for the past ten days. On Wednesday, Indore recorded a maximum of 36.8 degrees Celsius (four degrees below normal) and a minimum of 26.3 degrees Celsius, a degree above normal, with traces of rainfall during the evening.
Warnings have been issued for various districts.
by Taboola
by Taboola
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Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds at 50–60 km per hour would be witnessed in Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Alirajpur, Jhabua. Heatwave conditions would persist in Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, Morena, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, Niwari. Moderate thunderstorms (40–50 km/h) may be witnessed in Dhar, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, Dewas, Shajapur. Light rainfall or drizzle with thunder/lightning is expected at isolated places across several districts in the state till May 25.
Though the weather condition comes as a welcome respite for Indoreans, but changes during nautapa can harm the seasonal crops in the state. "Rabi crops have been harvested and no significant crops are sown now. The weather change during nautapa can affect horticulture crops like urad and moong. Fruits, especially mangoes, watermelons, musk melons, along with maize crops in some parts, can face damage due to strong winds and thunderstorms," said the weatherman.
