Intense cold conditions prevailed throughout the day on Monday in the State Capital and other parts of the State. After heavy rainfall for the past two days across the State, cold gripped the State and significant change in the temperatures was witnessed.
Cloud cover would appear in the morning which would disappear by late afternoon. Visibility would remain low. On Monday the visibility was witnessed below 800 and the same pattern is likely on Tuesday morning.
For the respite of homeless people, the Bhopal Municipal Corporation has provided bonfire facility at several places in Bhopal.
Met officials claimed that the wind pattern is northerly but the wind speed is not high which has maintained temperatures at higher levels. The night temperature was recorded at 11.4 degree Celsius on Sunday in the city which would be recorded around 10 degree Celsius.The city should have dipped to the level of 11 degree Celsius but due to the light winds the night temperature remained at higher level and now it would dip further but steep change is not likely in the next 48 hours.
An Upper Air Cyclonic Circulation over Northern Rajasthan has changed the weather conditions as cold conditions gripped the state and state capital in the past 24 hours.
Gwalior, Chambal, Sagar, and Rewa divisions are likely to witness fog in the next 24 hours. Gwalior, Chambal and Rewa divisions are likely to receive rainfall in the next 24 hours.
On Monday rainfall was recorded at few places and heavy rainfall and thundershowers were not reported in the state. In the past 24 hours Katangi recorded 5 cm of rainfall, Nainpur and Bichiya recorded 3 cm of rainfall and Rewa recorded 2 cm of rainfall. Indore recorded the lowest night temperature of the state at 7 degree Celsius on Sunday.
The night temperature is likely to remain around 10 degree Celsius while day temperature is likely to remain around 20 degree Celsius.