Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Gujarat have had sporadic precipitation over the past 48 hours, but the plains of northern India are still waiting for the first winter rains of January 2024. For the following 24 hours, the weather activity will move to Maharashtra and stop over these areas. A narrow band of clouds orientated east-west will pass North Marathwada, North Madhya Maharashtra, and the border region of Vidarbha to the east. For the whole region, general clearing is anticipated starting on January 11.
A northeast-southwest oriented convergence zone primarily developed over parts of Gujarat, East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, and the western half of Uttar Pradesh earlier due to the combined influence of cyclonic circulation over Haryana & Rajasthan and powerful outflow from displaced anticyclone over central and eastern parts. Consequently, over the past two to three days, some areas of these subdivisions have had unseasonal rain and hailstorms. The highlights of this unusual weather activity were in the Madhya Pradesh region of Malwa and Chambal.
The northern bulge of Madhya Pradesh, located between the valleys of the Chambal and Yamuna rivers, is home to the Chambal area. The blocks of Gwalior, Sheopur, Bhind, and Morena comprise the central portion of Chambal. The Chambal region is really located in three adjacent states: Southwest Uttar Pradesh, Southeast Rajasthan, and North Madhya Pradesh. Sporadic showers fell in parts of Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, although there was uncommon hail activity in pockets of Gwalior and Datia. Rainfall amounts of 23 mm and 7 mm were recorded in Gwalior on January 8 and 9, respectively.
The Deccan trap-rocks that comprise the Malwa area of Madhya Pradesh begin to build it north of the Narmada and Betwa rivers. The administrative blocks of Ujjain, Sehore, Vidisha, Shajapur, Sagar, Guna, Rajgarh, Mansaur, Dhar, and Ratlam are included. Of these, the regions of Ratlam, Ujjain, and Dhar have had modest rainfall throughout the past two days or so.
