Rain hit 34 MP districts, hail likely in 6:Alert for Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, heat holds in Indore, Ujjain

The spell of storms, rain, and hailstones continues in Madhya Pradesh. The weather has been erratic for 4 days. Instead of intense heat, it is raining. Similar weather will persist for the next 4 days. The Meteorological Center Bhopal (IMD) issued an alert on Monday for storms and rain in 34 districts and hailstorms in 6 districts. Today, hailstones may fall in Bhind, Datia, Niwari, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, and Rewa. Meanwhile, a warning for storms and rain has been issued for Bhopal, Raisen, Sehore, Agar-Malwa, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Narmadapuram, Betul, Gwalior, Guna, Shivpuri, Ashoknagar, Morena, Sheopur, Jabalpur, Katni, Chhindwara, Seoni, Narsinghpur, Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori, Pandhurna, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Mauganj, Maihar, Shahdol, Umaria, Anuppur, Sagar, Panna, and Damoh. The speed of the storm can be up to 30 to 60 kilometers per hour. Meteorologist Arun Sharma stated that there is trough and cyclonic circulation (cyclone) activity in the state. Due to this, a spell of strong storms and rain is ongoing. Hailstones are also falling in some places. Similar weather will persist until May 7. Trend of intense heat, but a change this time According to experts, there has been a trend of intense heat in the month of May, but this time May has started with storms and rain. For the next 4 days, i.e., until May 7th, similar weather will prevail in the state. Notably, on Thursday, a cruise sank in Jabalpur’s Bargi Dam due to a strong storm, resulting in 13 lives lost. Subsequently, on Saturday, the speed of the storm in Betul was recorded at a record 85 km/h. Heat-Rain Trend in Bhopal Talking about the weather trend in Bhopal in May, both intense heat and rain have been observed in the last 10 years. In 2016, the mercury reached 46.7 degrees Celsius, which is an overall record. It also rains here this month. It rained every year from 2014 to 2023. More than 2 inches of rain has occurred in 2021 and 2023. This time too, there is a rain alert in May. Heat, rain trend in Ujjain too Ujjain also experiences a trend of heat and rain this month. On May 22, 2010, the temperature reached a record 46 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, between 2014 and 2023, the mercury has crossed 45 degrees once. However, last year the mercury did not go above 42.4 degrees. This month, about three-quarters of an inch of rain also occurred.