Gripping the state in cold wave conditions night witnessed a steep dip in the temperatures on Saturday, the state capital touched season's low of 10.2 degree celsius while Khajuraho was coldest in the state recording near 6 degree celsius.
Warning has been issued to cold wave conditions in Betul, Khargone, Seoni, Jabalpur and Chattarpur. Weather conditions have turned intensely cold in the past two days. Shahdol,Jabalpur, Sagar, Narmadapuram, Indore and Bhopal division.
Anticyclonic winds over Rajasthan have deepened the cold wave over Madhya Pradesh as well. Nowgong Umaria and Raisen slipped in the minimum single digit and remained between 8 and 9 degrees Celsius.
Dry weather is not likely to prevail in Madhya Pradesh till November 25, and there is no possibility of any significant change in maximum and minimum temperatures during this period.
Night temperatures are likely to drop again from November 21. In many places, mercury would be recorded in single digits and is expected to remain till the end of the month.
A Western Disturbance has approached the hills of North India and it is expected to give rain in some parts of the hills and snow in the higher reaches. This weather system is expected to be of short duration.
The system has reached the western Himalayan region and will result in rain in the middle reaches of the mountains and snow in the higher reaches and tomorrow, its effect will be at its peak.
After this, there will be a decline in rain/snow activities over the above areas from the day after tomorrow. After this system moves further east, the weather is expected to open up over the hills and there will be no rain due to the absence of the weather system. Night temperature was recorded in Mandla and Chhindwara at 8.6 degree celsius, Nowgong at 7.2 degree celsius.