The little relief from the harsh cold weather conditions has gone due to northern winds, many cities of Madhya Pradesh are shivering even during the day. Khajuraho was the coldest in the state on Thursday.
The temperature in Khajuraho was recorded at 13.5 degrees Celsius. The mercury in Gwalior was 14.7 degree Celsius. It was a cold day in Khajuraho and Gwalior due to temperature below 15 degrees.
The Education Department has issued orders to open schools in the Gwalior-Chambal division from 11 am and this order would remain till January 31. In other districts, collectors will take decisions regarding school timings keeping in mind the weather.
The temperature remained below 20 degrees Celsius in Nowgong, Tikamgarh, Satna and Sidhi. Light rain also occurred in Malajkhand of Balaghat district. In the major cities mercury was recorded at 24.3 degrees in Bhopal, 24.5 degrees in Indore, 22.2 degrees in Jabalpur and 25.2 degrees Celsius in Ujjain. The highest temperature was recorded in Khargone at 28.8 degrees. The temperature in Ratlam and Khandwa also remained more than 26 degrees Celsius.
Due to fog on Thursday morning, visibility remained between 50 to 200 meters in Ratlam, Damoh, Khajuraho, Rewa, Sidhi, Tikamgarh, Umaria. Rail traffic is also badly affected due to bad weather. Trains coming from Mumbai and Delhi are running late by 5 to 12 hours. Flights have also been affected.
The Meteorological Department said that Western Disturbance is active in North India. Its effect is less in the state, but icy winds have started coming. Due to this, the daily weather in the state has changed. After January 20, the nights will become even colder.
On Thursday, there was moderate to dense fog in Bhind, Gwalior, Morena, Datia, Niwari, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Panna, Satna, Rewa and Mauganj. Light to moderate fog was recorded in Ashoknagar. Minimum visibility was 50 meters in Rewa and Tikamgarh. At the same time, visibility was 200 meters in Damoh and Jabalpur, 300 meters at Khajuraho and Gwalior airports, and 500 meters in Ratlam, Sidhi, Umaria districts.
Indigo canceled two flights in Bhopal for the second consecutive day due to bad weather. This includes the 11:30 am flight from Prayagraj and the night flight from Mumbai. The company informed the passengers about this through SMS.
Due to fog, Air India's flight from Bengaluru on Wednesday reached Gwalior about 5 hours behind schedule. The flight coming from Delhi was delayed by about 6 hours and reached Gwalior at 9 pm instead of 3 pm.
