Monsoon arrives in Indore, Rain To Pick Up After June 20
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However, its arrival did not bring significant rainfall to the city. The Regional Meteorological Centre recorded only trace rainfall and isolated light showers in some areas on Tuesday.
According to the
(IMD), the monsoon advanced over districts including Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Dewas, Harda, North Khandwa, Betul, Narmadapuram (Pachmarhi), Chhindwara, Pandhurna, Seoni, Balaghat, Mandla, and Dindori on Tuesday.
Last year monsoon arrived in Indore on June 23.
"Monsoon has entered Indore and other parts of southeastern MP. Conditions remain favourable for further advancement into more areas of the state over the next two to three days. Rainfall activity is expected to pick up after June 20," said Dr Divya Surendran, scientist at IMD Bhopal.
The city experienced a significant drop in temperature, with the maximum settling at 32.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday — a sharp fall from the scorching 41.6 degrees Celsius recorded last week.
The minimum temperature stood at 24.1 degrees Celsius, while relative humidity reached 67% in the morning. Winds from the south-southwest direction were recorded at speeds up to 50 kmph during the day.
The synoptic conditions include a persistent low-pressure area over Gujarat and a trough extending across Madhya Pradesh, which is expected to influence rainfall patterns. An associated upper air cyclonic circulation and a Western Disturbance may bring enhanced rainfall in the coming days.
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The IMD has issued an orange alert for heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (50–60 kmph) for isolated places in Jhabua, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, and Neemuch on Wednesday. A blue alert for moderate rainfall has been announced for many areas including Indore, Alirajpur, Agar-Malwa, and surrounding districts.
The forecast suggests no major weather change in the next 24 hours, but a further fall in temperatures by 2–3 degrees Celsius is expected after that.
Weather conditions are likely to remain unstable till June 20.
Several areas in the region witnessed moderate to heavy rainfall during the last 24 hours. Jawad in Neemuch district received the highest rainfall at 49.0 mm, followed by Mahidpur in Ujjain at 45.0 mm, Bhanpura in Mandsaur at 40.2 mm, and Shamgarh in Mandsaur at 36.0 mm. Raoti in Ratlam recorded 35.0 mm, while Kathiwada in Alirajpur and Jaora in Ratlam both recorded 26.0 mm each. Nalchha and Kukshi in Dhar received 21.6 mm and 21.0 mm respectively.
Anjad in Barwani reported 20.0 mm, Jabot in Alirajpur 19.2 mm, and Shujalpur in Shajapur 19.0 mm.
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