Weather of MP: 2 weather systems active in the state, heavy rain alert in 16 districts including Gwalior, Rewa

MP monsoon update.

Highlights

Moderate to heavy showers are possible in eastern Madhya Pradesh. Shivpuri recorded the highest rainfall of 101 mm. The effect of monsoon trough and cyclonic winds continues.

Naiduniya Representative, Bhopal. Heavy rain may not be happening due to no major weather system being active to affect the weather of the state, but light clouds will remain in most parts. The weather department has predicted moderate to heavy showers at some places in eastern Madhya Pradesh during the next 24 hours. Between Sunday and Monday, the highest rainfall of 101 mm was recorded in Shivpuri. Apart from this, moderate rain occurred in other parts.

It will rain in these areas

Former senior scientist of the Meteorological Department, Ajay Shukla, said that currently the monsoon trough is going to the Bay of Bengal via Bikaner, Sikar, Sidhi, Ranchi, Digha. Apart from the monsoon trough passing through the state, a circle of cyclonic winds is formed in north-west Madhya Pradesh. Apart from this, a trough is coming from the north-eastern Arabian Sea to the system located in north-west Madhya Pradesh.

The second trough is formed from northwest Madhya Pradesh to Bangladesh, which is in the upper part of the air. Due to its effect, moderate rain may be received at some places in Gwalior, Chambal and eastern parts of the state. In other parts, drizzling rain will continue amid cloud cover.

where how much rain

During the last 24 hours from 8.30 am on Sunday to Monday morning, apart from heavy rain in Shivpuri, Narmadapuram received 52.7 mm of moderate rain, 31 mm in Mandla, 27 mm in Khandwa, 16 mm in Satna, 15.4 mm in Sidhi and 14 mm in Umaria. Sporadic rain continued during the day on Monday as well and till 5.30 pm, 17 mm of rain was recorded in Guna, 16 mm in Bhopal and 6 mm each in Mandla and Damoh.