State capital is witnessing extreme cold conditions forcing the city dwellers to remain indoors. After the severe cold conditions in the night, the day temperature of the city is continuously going down. The local weather office told that the cold conditions are going to prevail and no immediate relief from cold and fog is in sight.
On Thursday the city witnessed severe foggy conditions right from the early morning forcing the sun to remain behind the clouds. The city temperature was recorded 13.3 degree that is degree above the normal. The fog was so dense in the morning till about 8 am that nothing was visible forcing the vehicle drivers to on their headlights.
Weather scientists are of the view that moisture is continuously coming from Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal causing foggy conditions in entire state and the effect of clouds in day. Clouds could disappear on Friday causing decrease in the night temperature and rise in the day temperature.
Though the fall in the temperature has made weather pleasant in the city and the people are merry of it by taking leave from schools and colleges. The dams adjoining the state capital Kaliyasot and Kerwa witnessed heavy crowd on Wednesday and Thursday besides the picnic spots in the city including Van Vihar, lake view road also witnessed heavy crowds.
Meanwhile, sources from the Raja Bhoj International Airport informed that flights of the Jet Airways from Delhi, and Raipur schedule to reach here early in the morning could not land on schedule time due to foggy conditions and were reported late by over two to three hours. While the Mumbai flight that reaches here and then returns was cancelled due to bad weather causing difficulties to the passengers.
Temperature recorded in the main cities of the state on Thursday was as Bhopal recorded the minimum of 13.3 and a maximum of 21.8, Indore 13.5 and 25, Gwalior 7.7 and 19.7, Jabalpur 14.2 and 17.9, Khajuraho 13.5 and 18 and Pachmari 5.9 and 22.9 degree Celsius.