A powerful, well-marked low-pressure area persisting over eastern Madhya Pradesh and its neighbourhood has triggered widespread monsoon activity across the State, bringing heavy to very heavy downpours. Coupled with a seasonal trough stretching from Rajasthan to Bangladesh and an active western disturbance, the current meteorological system has advanced the Southwest Monsoon across the region. The adverse weather has forced administrative machinery onto high alert, with specific moderate flash flood risks identified for fifteen districts till this morning due to high soil saturation and potential surface inundation. The satellite and surface observations reveal that precipitation occurred at most places across Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Ujjain, Rewa, Jabalpur, Shahdol, and Sagar divisions, while many parts of the Indore and Gwalior divisions also logged significant rainfall. Mohkheda registered the highest precipitation in the state with a very heavy downpour of 150.5 mm, closely followed by Khajuraho at 110.4 mm and Ramnagar at 107.3 mm. Other areas like Mandla, Shahpura, Mauganj, and Sihaawal also recorded heavy rainfall hovering near the 100 mm threshold. In Bhopal, the local station recorded 30.4 mm of rainfall, pushing the cumulative seasonal rainfall since June 1 to 365.6 mm, which stands at a notable departure of 152.5 mm above the seasonal normal. The heavy cloud cover and continuous rainfall caused a marked shift in day temperatures, causing maximum temperatures to drop by 4.0 degrees Celsius in the districts of the Rewa division and by 2.2 degrees Celsius across the Sagar division.

 

Malanjkhand in Balaghat recorded the lowest maximum temperature in the state at 26.0 degrees Celsius, followed closely by Seoni at 28.0 degrees Celsius and the hill station of Pachmarhi at 28.6 degrees Celsius. Conversely, Gwalior recorded the State’s highest maximum temperature at 36.7 degrees Celsius, alongside Berasia in the Bhopal district which touched 36.5 degrees Celsius. On the minimum temperature front, Khargone registered the lowest night temperature at 19.8 degrees Celsius, while Gwalior remained the warmest during the night hours at 28.6 degrees Celsius, marking an appreciable rise of 2.5 degrees Celsius above its normal limits. Predicts rainfall at most places across major districts including Bhopal, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Narmadapuram, Gwalior, and Satna. The weather department has issued warnings for very heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong gusty winds reaching speeds of 40 to 50 kilometres per hour at isolated places in Barwani, Dhar, Guna, Ashoknagar, Datia, Bhind, Sagar, and Chhatarpur. High-velocity winds have already swept multiple regions, with Sidhi recording peak gusts of 50 kilometres per hour, followed by Gwalior and Agar at 46 kilometres per hour. Simultaneously, a moderate flash flood risk has been flagged for low-lying watersheds in Sagar, Narsinghpur, Damoh, Jabalpur, Katni, Umaria, Shahdol, and Satna in East Madhya Pradesh, as well as Jhabua, Dhar, Indore, Dewas, Sehore, Raisen, and Ratlam in the western part of the state. Authorities have advised the public to monitor weather updates regularly and urged the farming community to plan all agricultural and drainage operations strictly in accordance with the latest institutional safety advisories.