City witnessed coldest night of the season on Saturday as the night temperature dipped to 5.8 degrees Celsius and weather conditions would remain at harsher level for the next 2-3 days. Met department said that around January 22, weather conditions would change and provide relief due to western disturbance effects. After 72 hours, the temperatures would witness slight increase, which could continue to increase gradually.
light showers in few regions are likely to be witnessed in the next 2-3 days and would make the weather conditions extreme. The weather conditions would pacify after the abrupt change by the end of the week. City recorded day temperature at 20.5 degrees Celsius while the night temperature was recorded at 5.8 degrees Celsius.
The night temperature of the city was witnessed 4 degrees Celsius below normal temperature. Indore and Jabalpur witnessed day temperature 5 degrees Celsius below normal temperature. The temperature would witness slight change in the next 48 hours and significant changes would be witness later. Chambal and Gwalior divisions would receive dense fog in the next 24 hours. The regions, which would likely witness dense fog in the next 24 hours, are Satna, Tikamgarh, Rewa and Chattarpur.
Shallow fog would be witnessed in few regions of Bhopal, Indore, Hoshangabad and Jabalpur divisions. Weather conditions, which turned harsher in the past 2-3 days, would remain at similar levels as Met department has issued warning of cold wave conditions in the next 24 hours. Except Indore division, all divisions are likely to receive cold wave conditions.
Malajkhand recorded the lowest night temperature on Sunday at two degrees Celsius. Hoshangabad division, Umaria, Balaghat, Chattarpur, Damoh and Raisen would witness ground frost in the next 24 hours. The visibility would not decrease much in the absence of dense fog. Misty conditions would be witnessed. Jabalpur witnessed the coldest night and the coldest day among the major cities in the past 24 hours among the major cities.