IMD Weather Warning: Madhya Pradesh Weather Update and Travel Safety

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Bhopal has released the daily weather summary and forecast for Madhya Pradesh. Over the past 24 hours, several districts in the Jabalpur, Chambal, and Narmadapuram divisions experienced rainfall. Many places in the Bhopal and Sagar divisions also recorded rainfall. Other parts of the state remained mostly dry.

Maximum temperatures have dropped notably by up to 4.8°C in the Jabalpur division compared to the previous day. The districts in Bhopal, Ujjain, Rewa, and Sagar divisions saw a temperature decrease of 2.5°C to 4.0°C, while other areas showed no significant change. The current maximum temperatures in Bhopal, Indore, Narmadapuram, Ujjain, Jabalpur, Rewa, and Sagar divisions remain 5.4°C to 9.8°C below average.

Minimum temperatures also fell significantly by 2.1°C to 3.4°C in several districts of Bhopal, Narmadapuram, Ujjain, Rewa, Shahdol, and Sagar divisions compared to the previous day. Minimum temperatures in these regions are now 2.5°C to 6.2°C below normal.

Among the cities, Narmadapuram recorded the lowest minimum temperature at 18.0°C, while Niwari registered the highest maximum temperature at 26.6°C. The highest maximum temperature in the state was 38.5°C in Nougaon (Chhatarpur).

Heavy rainfall was recorded in places such as Bhanpura (84.2 mm), Badi (46.0 mm), and Sultanpur (36.4 mm). Other locations recorded moderate to light rainfall. Wind speeds reached up to 61 km/h at Bhopal Airport and 60 km/h at Indore Airport, with gusts expected in multiple districts.

The monsoon’s northern limit currently passes through Maharashtra, Telangana, Odisha, and northern West Bengal, extending to 30°N/85°E latitude.

Key Weather Data (June 4, 2025)

The IMD also issued safety advice for residents across Madhya Pradesh. Stay updated with weather alerts from IMD and local authorities. Plan your travel carefully, especially on open roads, bridges, and highways.

Safety advice

• Stay updated with weather alerts from IMD and local authorities.

• Plan travel carefully, especially on open roads, bridges, and highways.

• Secure loose objects to avoid injury or damage.

• Stay indoors, keep windows and doors closed.

• Avoid shelter under trees, near power lines, or in open fields during storms.

• Protect livestock by keeping them in secure sheds at night.

• Farmers should delay irrigation, pesticide, and fertilizer application for the next two days.

• Support fragile crops like banana and papaya with bamboo or wooden stakes.

• Harvest ripe fruits and store them in safe, dry places.

• Prune broken branches and treat with fungicides to prevent disease.

The highest temperature recorded in the state was 38.5°C in Nougaon (Chhatarpur), and the lowest minimum temperature was 18.0°C in Narmadapuram/Pachmarhi.

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