Amidst the warning issued by the Meteorology department regarding hailstorms and dense fog across the State, Bhopal residents witnessed dense fog in the morning associated with rains in different spells.
The State capital witnessed light to heavy showers, while other parts of the State witnessed hailstorms damaging crops in these areas. The Met officials claimed that the farmers would not have any relief from such inclement weather in coming few days. Heavy rainfall was witnessed in Khajuraho which recorded 3 cm of rainfall while Seoni recorded 1 cm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.
Mehgoan, Ater, Bhind, Vidisha, Orchha and Raisen regions received hailstorm and rainfall. Crops were affected in the areas which have witnessed rainfall and hailstorm by the abrupt weather conditions and still the worries are not over as more rainfall in the on the cards as claimed by Met officials.
Gwalior, Chambal, Ujjain, Bhopal, Hoshangabad, Sagar and Indore divisions would receive hailstorm and rainfall in the next 48 hours. A system over North-West MP and South-East Gujarat has led to the abruptness in the temperature. Northerly winds are likely to increase the intensity in the cold weather conditions. Shivpuri and Ratlam remained the coldest place in the State and recorded night temperature at 8 degree Celsius.
The day temperature which was reeling around 20 degree Celsius was recorded at 20.4 degree Celsius on Friday. The night temperature was recorded 2 degree Celsius above the normal temperature at 11.9 degree Celsius. Day temperature was recorded at 26.2 degree Celsius in Indore while the night temperature was recorded at 11.6 degree Celsius. Gwalior recorded a significant dip in the day temperature at 15.5 degree Celsius which was 6 degree below the normal temperature.