Changed weather conditions have disrupted normal life in the State and State capital after temperatures have dipped significantly again reaching freezing temperatures for the second time in the season.
The state capital recorded lowest night temperature of the decade on Friday at 4.9 degree Celsius making the weather conditions extreme.
Intense harsh weather conditions were witnessed and Met department has issued warning of cold waves and frost. The Gwalior, Chambal, Rewa, Sagar, Shahdol and Ujjain divisions and Jabalpur, Mandla, Seoni, Balaghat, Betul, Hoshangabad and Dhar districts would witness cold waves while Betul, Hoshangabad, Umaria and Chhatarpur districts are likely to witness frost like conditions in the next 24 hours.
The lowest temperature was recorded in Betul at 2 degree Celsius on Thursday.
The night temperatures were recorded below and around 5 degree Celsius at several places in the state. Khajuraho recorded night temperature at 3 degree Celsius, Shajapur recorded night temperature at 3.6 degree Celsius, Ujjain night temperature at 3.8 degree Celsius, Gwalior recorded night temperature at 4.1 degree Celsius, Datia recorded night temperature at 4.3 degree Celsius, Rewa recorded night temperature at 4.5 degree Celsius and Guna recorded night temperature at 4.6 degree Celsius, Damoh recorded night temperature at 4.6 degree Celsius.
The chilly winds from north and northwest directions are blowing over the states of Madhya Pradesh as well as Chhattisgarh. These winds are traveling via snow clad mountains of Western Himalayas dipping the temperatures over central parts of the country particularly over Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have and leading to cold wave conditions over many places.
Meanwhile, due to persistence of dry winds from north and northwest directions appearance of fog over these states for next few days is expected.
In the coming days, we expect dry weather conditions to continue over entire Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with a significant fall in day temperatures. However, we do not expect much change in night temperatures for at least next 48 hours.