With cold wave and cold day conditions mercury dipped to near freezing temperature in the State on Saturday. Umaria recorded 3 degree Celsius which was lowest night temperature of State.
State capital recorded lowest temperature of the season at 6.6 degree Celsius on Friday. Extreme cold conditions were witnessed with icy winds in the past two days.
According to the forecast day and night temperatures are likely to be recorded at 21 and 8 degree Celsius on Sunday. The Met department issued warning of cold cay condition in Chambal division and Ujjain, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Datia and Umaria districts.
Weather conditions would turn harsher as warning for cold wave conditions has been extended for Gwalior, Chambal and Shahdol divisions and Rewa, Satna, Sagar and Chhatarpur districts
Frost like conditions would be witnessed in Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, Rewa, Umaria and Chattarpur districts.
The active systems are Western Disturbance as a cyclonic circulation system over Jammu and Kashmir is located in Ladakh and surrounding areas. Madhya Pradesh has effects of northeast to northwest dry winds. Moderate to intense cold wave is expected to occur in some parts of state during the next 48 hours.
During the next 48 hours, the minimum temperature in some districts of Gwalior and Chambal divisions is expected to increase gradually by 2 to 3 degrees and during this period, the remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh are likely to fall in 2-4 degrees Celsius. Strong winds 10-20 km per hour are likely to occur in Gwalior and parts of Chambal division during the next 2 days.