Dense foggy conditions were witnessed in the state capital on the weekend, with extreme cold day conditions state capital shivered and conditions would remain extreme told Met on Sunday.
In Bhopal cloud cover remained till noon and later clear sky conditions were witnessed. The visibility was impacted in the early morning hours which improved with the day. The visibility reduced to around 50 m. The dense fog witnessed appeared for the first time in the season.
The night temperature was recorded at 8 degree Celsius. Gwalior recorded 2.9 degree Celsius in the night on Saturday which was the coldest in the state. The day temperatures have witnessed sharp dip across the state.
The Met department has issued cold wave alert for the next 24 hours for Chhatarpur, Sagar, Ratlam and Gwalior. Intense cold day conditions would be witnessed in Gwalior, Chambal, Sagar, Narsinghpur, Seoni, Betul, Bhopal, Indore, Dhar, Khandwa, Ratlam, Shajapur, Ujjain, Satna and Jabalpur.
Dense fog will prevail in Gwalior, Chambal, Ujjain, Sagar, Rewa, Balaghat, Shahdol, Bhopal, Sehore and Rajgarh. Dense to very dense fog is very likely at night and morning in the state in the next 2 days.
A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan and another Western Disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India.
the next 2 days, there is a possibility of cold day to intense cold day conditions at isolated places in the state, weather is likely to remain mainly dry till January 22. Nowgong recorded 3 degree Celsius while Khajuraho recorded 5 degree Celsius.