The weather in the State capital took a ‘U’ turn on Friday, as cold wave conditions and intense fog was witnessed. In the day, sunrays also failed in bringing down the cold.The city witnessed fog in the morning which decreased the visibility. Met department officials said that the night temperatures would dip further. In the next 24 hours the day temperatures would increase slightly, they added. The decrease in the temperatures is witnessed due to the movement of system which was active earlier and its movement in the past 2-3 days has caused the changes.
Warning of dense fog in Chambal, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Datia, Tikamgarh, Satna, Rewa, Panna and Chhatarpur area have been issued by Met department. Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Indore and Jabalpur divisions would witness foggy conditions in the next 24 hours. According to the forecast the day temperatures would be witnessed around 21 degree Celsius while the night temperatures would be witnessed around 9 degree Celsius in the next 24 hours. Weather conditions would dry in the next 24 hours across the state and the pattern would be witnessed in the next 3-4 days.
Shivpuri and Sheopur Kalan were the coldest place of the state on Thursday and recorded 5 degree Celsius. Among the major cities Gwalior recorded the lowest night temperature at 17.3 degree Celsius. Indore recorded the lowest night temperature at 8.9 degree Celsius among the cities. Hoshangabad division which was witnessing cold wave conditions for the past few days would be witnessing cold wave conditions in few regions of the division in the next 24 hours. The day temperature was recorded at 22.2 degree Celsius on Friday and the night temperature was recorded at 6.6 degree Celsius.