Clouds started dissipating and some sunlight was also seen after two days in the State capital on Wednesday.

On the other hand, on August 19, due to the formation of a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, the rain activities will start increasing once again.

The intermittent rainfall in the State capital for the last four days has stopped since Tuesday night. On Wednesday morning, the clouds in the sky were also starting to clear. It also brought out warm sunshine. Ajay Shukla, a former senior meteorologist of the Meteorological Centre, said that at present, due to the absence of any effective weather system in Madhya Pradesh, the clouds have started dissipating. Because of this the rain has stopped. The weather pattern is likely to remain the same on Thursday as well. A low pressure area is going to form in the Bay of Bengal on Friday. Under its influence, rain activities will resume in the districts of Jabalpur, Shahdol divisions from Friday. From Saturday, most of the districts of the state including Bhopal may receive rain again. It rained continuously for the last two days across the State, including Bhopal. The rain started from the night of August 14, and continued till the night of August 16. In the past 48 hours, the water needed for 12 days has rained within a day in Bhopal. The State capital received 6.5 inches of rain in two days. Shukla added that Bhopal received the highest rainfall of 4.93 inches on August 15 after 49 years. Earlier, this happened in 1973. The rainfall figure in the capital reached 51 inches. According to meteorologists, the monsoon season will last till 30 September. In September also another round of light rain may come. Tourist place Mahadev Paani has been closed for 5 days in view of security.

This system is being formed: At present, very low pressure is active over East Madhya Pradesh 120 km east of Jabalpur. It is very likely to weaken with a west-north-westward movement. At the same time, the Low Pressure Area is still active over Northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining South Pakistan. The Monsoon Trough extends from Jaisalmer-Guna to Balasore and Northeast Bay of Bengal across Sagar. Also, a North-South Trough is passing through Karnataka to Comorin Sea. An Offshore Trough is active from South Gujarat to Maharashtra Coast. At the same time, a Western Disturbance (winds from Pakistan) is also located in the form of a trough between the west winds of the central troposphere around Afghanistan.