Light drizzle over Indore, Madhya Pradesh
(Praveen Parnal/BCCL Indore)
Thursday 8 February: Strong winds may have cleared northern India of its haze woes, but in central India, they continue to dictate the toll on visibility. With rain falling and temperatures dropping, conditions are shaping up to deviate from the norm in the ongoing winter in the central states of India.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a trough has been created on a plot of land extending from eastern Vidarbha to north interior Karnataka. Its impact is expected to cause light rain in some parts of central and northern peninsular India from Friday to Monday, February 9-12.
Marathwada in Maharashtra may witness some scattered rain from Friday to Sunday (February 9-11). But Vidarbha is likely to witness the highest amount of rainfall over the next few days, with scattered showers in the region from Saturday to Monday (February 10-12).
In Madhya Pradesh, some parts of Bhopal may witness thundershowers on Sunday, while the IMD predicts a dry week in Indore. Overall, Madhya Pradesh is in for a rainy weekend as per the weather models. As for Chhattisgarh, scattered rain showers on Saturday may intensify slightly during Sunday and into Monday, according to IMD data.
In addition to rainfall, Thick morning fog It is likely to prevail in some parts of north Madhya Pradesh today (February 8). Moreover, night temperatures may drop by 2-3 degrees Celsius in many parts of central India over the next two days.
Although we are only a week into February, most of the central states have experienced little or no rain so far. Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh recorded less than 1 mm of rain this month. Madhya Pradesh fared slightly better with 1.5mm accumulation from February 1-7.
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