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Sagar, Narmadapuram, Narsinghpur, Balaghat, Mandla, Dindori, Anuppur, Shahdol, Katni, Mauganj, Sidhi and Singrauli may receive 4 inches or more of rain during the next 24 hours. There is a possibility of heavy rain at some places and light rain at other places in many districts of the state including Bhopal and Indore.

According to the Meteorological Department, Bhopal, Raisen, Sehore, Rajgarh, Vidisha, Indore, Dhar, Alirajpur, Burhanpur, Barwani, Khandwa, Khargone, Jhabua, Ujjain, Neemuch, Agar-Malwa, Mandsaur, Shajapur, Dewas, Ratlam, Betul.

Rain may continue in Harda, Gwalior, Guna, Shivpuri, Datia, Ashoknagar, Morena, Bhind, Sheopur, Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Pandhurna, Rewa, Satna, Maihar, Umaria, Panna, Damoh, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh and Niwari.

According to the department, a low pressure area was formed in the Bay of Bengal on the morning of 12th August, which turned into a depression on the morning of 13th August. This system is moving in north-west direction towards West Bengal and Jharkhand.

Due to this effect the monsoon trough will remain active. Its effect will be visible in Madhya Pradesh for the next few days. There is a possibility of heavy to very heavy rain especially in the eastern part of the state.

So far, 524.8 mm or about 20.7 inches of rain has fallen in Madhya Pradesh. Normally, there should have been 597 mm of rain i.e. about 23.5 inches by this period. Accordingly, there has been 12 percent less rainfall in the state so far.

About 20 percent less rainfall than normal has been recorded in eastern Madhya Pradesh and 5 percent less rainfall in the western part. So far, rainfall in Jabalpur, Rewa, Sagar and Shahdol divisions has been less by 19 percent.

Balaghat, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Dindauri, Jabalpur, Katni, Maihar, Mandla, Mauganj, Narsinghpur, Niwari, Pandhurna, Panna, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Seoni, Shahdol, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh and Umaria have received 5 percent to 53 percent less rainfall than normal.

In the western part, Agar-Malwa, Alirajpur, Ashoknagar, Betul, Datia, Dhar, Harda, Indore, Jhabua, Morena, Mandsaur, Narmadapuram, Neemuch, Raisen, Ratlam, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Ujjain and Vidisha have recorded 3 percent to 47 percent less rainfall than normal.

Bhopal, Guna, Sehore, Rajgarh, Gwalior, Anuppur, Bhind, Burhanpur, Dewas, Barwani, Khandwa and Khargone have received more rainfall than normal so far.