Decrease in the temperature was witnessed in the city on Saturday. The citizens witnessed cold mornings for the past two days and lowest temperature was recorded at 12.4 degree Celsius on Friday.
Night temperatures which were witnessed around 15 degree Celsius last week has come down to 12 degree Celsius and likely to dip further in coming days.
Cold conditions have been witnessed in the city and other parts of the State but the Met officials claimed that the changed weather condition would not be further deviate and would take normal course in the next 3-4 days.
The speed and direction of the wind are not helping the weather conditions and it would take time for the cold conditions to prevail. Decrease in the temperature was not continuous and significant but in the last two days day temperatures have been witnessed at lower levels.
Day temperatures which were witnessed around 30 degree Celsius dipped in the range of 27 degree Celsius. Among the major cities day temperatures were recorded in the range of 26-28 degree Celsius on Saturday.
Gwalior was the coldest place among the major cities which was recorded at 9.3 degree Celsius. Khajuraho recorded the lowest night temperature at 5 degree Celsius on Friday. Haze was witnessed due to cloud cover which was witnessed on Friday.
Cloud cover was witnessed on Thursday and the same pattern was witnessed on Friday in the state capital. The wind direction in the state is North-Westerly which has maintained the temperature at lower levels.
Hoshangabad division witnessed significant decreases in the temperatures below normal temperature. Temperatures were recorded above normal temperature in Gwalior and Chambal divisions in the past 24 hours.