At 8.4 degree Celsius, the city witnessed the coldest night of the season on Tuesday and recorded the lowest night temperature of the season which was 3 degree Celsius below the normal temperature. This is for the second consecutive day the city recorded the lowest day temperature of the season.
On Monday, the night temperature was recorded at 9 degree Celsius which dipped to 8.4 on Tuesday. The night temperatures have dipped in the past 3-4 days. The day temperature was recorded at 26.5 degree Celsius on Wednesday.
The direction of winds which is northerly has made the weather harsh in the past 3-4 days. In the next 2-3 days slight increase in the temperatures would occur but it would not be able to provide relief from the harsh weather conditions.
Among the major cities Indore recorded day temperature at 25.5 degree Celsius and night temperature at 9.8 degree Celsius. Gwalior recorded day temperature at 29 degree Celsius and night temperature at 7.9 degree Celsius and Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 26.9 degree Celsius and night temperature at 9.6 degree Celsius.
Gwalior recorded day temperature 5 degree Celsius above the normal temperature on Wednesday while it recorded the lowest night temperature at 7.9 degree Celsius among the major cities.
Rewa, Malajkhand and Umaria recorded the lowest night temperature of the State at 5 degree Celsius on Tuesday.
According to the Met forecast, foggy conditions are likely to occur in Rewa, Shahdol and Jabalpur divisions and Chhatarpur, Damoh, Betul and Raisen districts in the next 24 hours. In the mornings mist would occur at few places.
The day and night temperatures would be recorded around 27 degree Celsius and 9 degree Celsius, respectively.
The Met officials said that anti-upper air cyclonic circulation over north west Maharashtra, south east Gujarat and south west Madhya Pradesh and northerly winds have made the temperatures dipped.