Heat wave in Madhya Pradesh: Hot winds stop temporarily, temperature continue to soar
According to state meteorological director Anupami Kashyap, the hot winds that cause heat wave like conditions have stopped temporarily, even as maximum temperatures hovered around 42 degrees in most parts.
Even as maximum temperature hovered around 42 degrees in most parts of Madhya Pradesh, the heat wave like conditions have stopped temporarily.
According to Madhya Pradesh meteorological department Director Anupami Kashyap, the hot winds that cause heat wave like conditions have stopped temporarily, even as maximum temperatures hovered around 42 degrees in most parts of the state.
A maximum temperature of 45 degrees was recorded in Hoshangabad while Khargone, Badwani and Burhanpur recorded a maximum temperature of 43 degrees.
Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalapur and Mandla recorded a maximum temperature of 42 degrees, while Indore, Rewa and Satna recorded a maximum temperature of 41 degrees.
"We have issued heat wave warnings in isolated pockets of Gwalior, Satna and Indore divisions but this is confined to only around 30 per cent of the state. 10 days back heat wave conditions were spread across 70 to 75 per cent of the state," Kashyap said while talking to India Today.
"There is no weather pattern which is affecting the state right now. It is normal to have such temperatures during this part of the year and as we move into peak summer, the temperatures are likely to rise further," Kashyap added.
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