Madhya Pradesh experienced its first drizzle of the season, with light rain reported in over 10 districts in the last 24 hours. Dense fog prevailed in several areas, reducing visibility to as low as 50 meters in Sehore on Wednesday morning. This weather pattern is expected to continue until December 28, with a strong weather system involving hail and rain anticipated on December 27, affecting the entire state.
The Meteorological Department reported light rain in Bhind and Sehore on Monday-Tuesday night, while on Tuesday, districts like Panna, Datia, Tikamgarh, Barwani, Khajuraho, Niwari, Morena, Ashoknagar, and Sheopur also received rainfall. Bhopal remained cloudy throughout Tuesday, with cold winds causing discomfort. Similar conditions were observed in Indore, Gwalior, Ujjain, and Jabalpur. Despite this, both day and night temperatures have risen slightly.
In Sehore, visibility dropped to 50 meters due to dense fog, while Shajapur experienced heavy fog until 9 a.m.
The Meteorological Department has forecast light rain with thunderstorms on December 26 in Khandwa, Khargone, Barwani, Alirajpur, Jhabua, Dhar, Ratlam, Mandsaur, and Neemuch. Light to moderate fog is expected in Singrauli, Sidhi, Rewa, Mauganj, Anuppur, Shahdol, and Umaria.
In the next 48 hours, rainfall with wind speeds of 40 to 50 km/h and hailstorms are likely in districts including Indore, Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Narmadapuram, Betul, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, Khargone, Dewas, Bhind, Morena, Sheopur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Sagar, and Pandhurna. Similar conditions are expected in Bhopal, Rajgarh, Barwani, Dhar, Ratlam, Ujjain, Shajapur, Agar, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Gwalior, Datia, Sidhi, Rewa, Shahdol, and Chhatarpur.
By December 28, strong winds and hail are predicted in Anuppur, Narsinghpur, Chhindwara, Seoni, Mandla, Narmadapuram, Betul, Balaghat, and Pandhurna. Thunderstorms and rain are expected in Raisen, Harda, Burhanpur, Khandwa, and several other districts. Light to moderate fog is likely in Bhopal, Sehore, Rajgarh, Dhar, Indore, Ujjain, and surrounding areas.
The Meteorological Department attributes the unusual weather to a Western Disturbance. A low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal and an active disturbance over Pakistan are affecting the state. A new Western Disturbance is expected to intensify on December 26, creating a strong weather system over Madhya Pradesh through December 28.
December rainfall has been a regular occurrence in Madhya Pradesh for the past decade, and this year is no exception. Rain was recorded in Chhindwara on Saturday, followed by widespread rain in various districts on Monday and Tuesday.
Typically, severe cold sets in during the second half of December. However, this year, cold weather was observed earlier, in the first half of the month. After the current spell of rain, a return to severe cold is expected in January.
On Tuesday night, temperatures dropped by 5 degrees in many areas. Mandla recorded the lowest temperature at 9.3°C. Other cities, including Khajuraho, Narsinghpur, Raisen, Umaria, Damoh, Pachmarhi, Betul, and Rajgarh, recorded temperatures below 14°C. In major cities like Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Ujjain, and Jabalpur, temperatures remained slightly higher, above 13°C.
