The lowest temperature in the State was witnessed at 0.5 degree Celsius in Damoh on Thursday, while the State capital recorded lowest night temperature at 4 degree Celsius which has been recorded the lowest night temperature in the past 10 years. On January 19, 2008 Bhopal had recorded day temperature at 4.2 degree Celsius.
Water freeze occurred in Damoh after the temperature fell to freezing temperature. On Wednesday night temperature was recorded at 1 degree Celsius.
Met officials said that ground frost conditions were witnessed at several places on Friday and in the next 48 hours the extreme cold conditions are less likely to provide relief. Continuous northerly winds and snowfall in Jammu Kashmir region has induced the steep dip in the temperatures in the past three days.
The state capital has been under the grip of biting cold for the past three days. On Friday clear sky with bright sun light was witnessed in the morning which continued throughout the day and was accompanied by cold chilly winds making the weather conditions ruthless. The night temperature was recorded at 7 degree Celsius below the normal temperature and was recorded 0.9 degree Celsius low as compared to Wednesday.
In the past three days the steep dip in the temperatures has made the weather conditions unbearable.
Among the major cities Indore recorded night temperature at 6.3 degree Celsius which was 4 degree Celsius below the normal temperature, Gwalior recorded night temperature at 4 degree Celsius which was 3 degree Celsius below the normal temperature and Jabalpur recorded night temperature at 5 degree Celsius which was 6 degree Celsius below the normal temperature.
In the wake of extreme cold conditions district administration has issued orders for changing school timing from 9 am till January 31.
Warning of cold wave conditions, cold day conditions and frost like conditions have been issued at several places in the next 24 hours by Met department.
According to the forecast in the next 24 hours several areas of the state are likely to witness cold day conditions. Ujjain, Indore, Bhopal and Jabalapur districts are likely to witness cold day conditions in the next 24 hours.
Warning of extreme cold wave conditions in Damoh, Betul and Ujjain districts and cold wave conditions in Jabalpur, Shahdol, Sagar, Bhopal, Hoshangabad and Ujjain divisions and Guna, Rewa, Satna, Sheopur Kalan Datia and Khargone districts in the next 24 hours has been issued by Met department.
Ground frost like conditions are likely to be witnessed in Bhopal, Shahdol and Sagar divisions and Rewa, Satna, Mandla, Balaghat, Chhindwara, Sheopur Kalan, Guna, Gwalior, Betul, Ujjain and Shajapur districts.