Dark, dense fog, cloud cover and rainfall brought on the worst of the season on Monday in Madhya Pradesh. Bhopal division witnessed heavy fog in the morning disrupting normal life.
Continuous snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh regions and low pressure area over north-eastern region of the State made the weather conditions abruptly harsh. The north-easterly direction of winds, increased humidity and strong winds have made the weather conditions unbearable and harshness in the weather conditions would increase after 48 hours, said a Met official.
The visibility remained very low in the early morning hours and later improved by afternoon. Cloud covered the sky obstructing sunlight making the weather conditions harsher. Cloud cover along with cold winds during the day made the weather conditions harsher.
Visibility in the city reached zero making the commuters tougher to carry their normal journey. Air traffic was the worst hit means of travel in the dense fog. An Air India flight scheduled to arrive in the morning was not allowed to land in the zero visibility conditions and was diverted to Nagpur. In the foggy conditions, Mumbai-bound S 24171 flight of Jet Airways was cancelled.
Several trains are running late in the dense foggy conditions and a few have been cancelled.
According to the forecast, light showers are likely to occur in Rewa division, Sagar, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur and Panna. In the next 24 hours Rewa, Sagar, and Shahdol divisions are likely to witness foggy conditions.
A few areas of the eastern region of the State recorded rainfall and more regions are likely to receive rainfall in the next 24-48 hours. Several regions of the State are likely to witness shallow to dense fog on Tuesday.
Day temperatures were recorded below the normal on Monday. Night temperatures were recorded above normal temperature on Sunday. Among the major cities night temperatures were recorded around 13 degree Celsius.
The city recorded day temperature at 22.6 degree Celsius, Indore recorded day temperature at 25.4 degree Celsius, Gwalior recorded day temperature at 21.7 degree Celsius and Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 21.9 degree Celsius.
Shivpuri recorded the lowest night temperature at 8 degree Celsius on Saturday.