Madhya Pradesh is seeing continuous rain, hail, and storms due to cyclonic circulation. For the past six days, half of the state has faced changing weather. Some places have heavy rain and strong winds, while others have seen hailstorms.
Bhind and Morena witnessed heavy rain and strong winds on Friday morning. The rain started around 6:30 am and led to a power cut in Bhind. The temperature dropped after the rain. Similar weather was reported in Dindori a day earlier.
Hail is likely in five districts—Chhindwara, Pandhurna, Seoni, Mandla, and Balaghat. The meteorological department also warned of wind speeds between 50 to 60 km/h in Katni, Umaria, Shahdol, Anuppur, Dindori, Jabalpur, and Narsinghpur.
Light rain and storms may hit many areas today, including Bhopal, Gwalior, Mandsaur, Morena, Bhind, Datia, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Sagar, Shivpuri, Guna, Vidisha, Sehore, Raisen, and Harda. On Thursday, rain and hail were reported in Pandhurna, Maihar, and other districts.
The weather department says this pattern will continue until May 5. Some areas may remain hot during the day, but rain and storms will return by evening. On May 1, temperatures crossed 43°C in Ujjain, Shajapur, Ratlam, Guna, and Narsinghpur.
In big cities, the temperature was 42.5°C in Bhopal, 42°C in Indore, 40.2°C in Jabalpur, and 39.6°C in Gwalior. The department predicts that some areas could see temperatures reaching 47 to 48°C in May.
Last month saw both intense heat and unexpected rain. April began with higher-than-normal temperatures. By the second week, 80% of the state received rain and faced storms and hail. Heatwaves returned in some districts by the third week. Since April 25, many places have seen daily changes due to western disturbances and cyclonic systems.
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