Monsoon has become active in Chhattisgarh from today. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert of heavy rain for 3 days. According to the information, there is a low pressure area on the Odisha coast and there is also a cyclonic system there. Due to this, monsoon activities will start in the state from today. Yellow alert has been issued for Jashpur and Raigarh districts.
Due to no rain for the last 4 days, the temperature has increased rapidly. On Tuesday, the maximum temperature of the capital Raipur was more than 34 degrees. There were 40 percent clouds here. But there was strong sunlight from morning till evening. With increase in temperature, humidity has decreased and humidity has increased.
People remained restless from the humidity till night. Maximum temperature was recorded 34.2 in Raipur, 33.4 in Mana Airport, 33.5 in Bilaspur, 32.8 in Pendra Road, 31 in Ambikapur, Jagdalpur 33.8, Durg 33.2 and 33.5 degrees in Rajnandgaon. Rainfall in these districts in the last 24 hours (figures in mm).
Gaurela Pendra Marwahi (Pendra)
86mm
Balrampur (Kusmi) 78 mm
Janjgir-Champa (Champa) 36 mm
Korea (Baikunthapur) 25.4 mm
Surajpur (Bhaiyyathan) 24 mm
Korba 15.3 mm
Raigarh (Barmakela) 18.2 mm
Kondagaon (Keshkal) 11.8 mm
How was the weather in the last 24 hours?
There was strong sunshine in most of the districts of the state on Tuesday. It rained in some districts of North Chhattisgarh i.e. Surguja division and there were showers in Kondagaon and Dantewada of Bastar division. The weather remained clear in other districts but the humid heat continued to trouble people.
How will the next 24 hours be?
Yellow alert of heavy rain for these districts
20 September – Jashpur, Raigarh
21st September – Surguja, Jashpur, Surajpur, Balrampur
Possibility of light to moderate rain in these districts
Surguja, Korea, Surajpur, Balrampur, Pendra, Bilaspur, Mungeli, Korba, Janjgir, Raipur, Balodabazar, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Durg, Balod, Bemetara, Kabirdham, Rajnandgaon, Bastar, Kondagaon, Dantewada, Sukma, Kanker, Bijapur, Narayanpur..What do meteorologists say
Meteorologist HP Chandra said that a low pressure area is over the coastal West Bengal-Orissa coast of North-West Bengal. Along with this, the upper air cyclone extends up to a height of 7.6 kilometers. It is likely to move in west-northwest direction and reach North Odisha and South Jharkhand in the next two days.