Rain in Central India had been predicted by Skymet over a week back and since then the weather in the region was being closely monitored.
On Sunday, Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh received 10 mm of rain whereas Khajuraho and Seoni received 45 mm and 30 mm of rain respectively. Rain in Panchmadi and Guna was less at 22 mm and 24 mm respectively. Light showers occurred in Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Odisha and Jharkhand too. Bhubaneswar recorded 17 mm of rain, Nagpur had 12 mm, Raipur received 22 mm and Ranchi got 7 mm.
In the last three days, Bhopal received 40 mm of rain, Bhubaneswar 76 mm, Nagpur 14 mm and Raipur recorded 46 mm of rain.
Rain in Central India is expected to increase further in the next 48 hours, becoming fairly widespread. Some isolated heavy showers are likely in Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh. Odisha and Jharkhand may not receive heavy rain.
Further, skies are expected to be cloudy to overcast in entire Central India. Madhya Pradesh and interior Maharashtra will observe overcast skies. Maximums in most parts of Madhya Pradesh are already settling between 33⁰C and 35⁰C due to cloudy weather.
Deficit in central India reducing
Rain deficit in Central India has come down from over 60% last week to 57% till 13th July due to some good showers observed in the last few days. Though, it is still the highest in the country as compared to other sub divisions. More rain in the next two days may further reduce the deficit but it may still fail to cover up the excessive deficit that June brought to the region.