Harsh weather conditions continued to disrupt normal life in the State and State capital. City witnessed fog in the early morning hours and recorded day temperature at 22.3 degree Celsius and the night temperature was recorded at 10.2 degree.
According to the forecast foggy conditions are likely to occur in Sagar, Rewa, Chambal and Gwalior divisions and Shajapur, Rajgarh, Bhopal, Vidisha, Ujjain, Agar, Katni, Umaria and Shahdol districts in the next 24 hours. Met officials have told that the cold weather conditions would turn become harsher in the next 24 hours. More areas of the State would reel under cold wave conditions in the next 24 hours. An Upper Air Cyclonic Circulation over Rajasthan has affected the weather conditions in the State and temperatures have dipped down.
Ratlam and Betul recorded the lowest night temperature at 7 degree celsius on Monday. The decreasing temperatures are good for Rabi crop but steep dip making the temperature around 4 degree celsius would create frost like conditions and would damage the crops. Among the major cities Indore recorded day temperature at 23.6 degree Celsius which was 2 degree Celsius below normal temperature while night temperature was recorded at 9.3 degree Celsius. Gwalior recorded day temperature at 23 degree Celsius and night temperature was recorded at 13 degree Celsius which was 7 degree celsius above the normal temperature.
Jabalpur recorded day temperature at 19.5 degree celsius which was 5 degree celsius below the normal temperature and night temperature was recorded at 11.2 degree celsius. Visibility remained low in the early morning hours and improved later. Despite of cold conditions the night temperatures recorded were recorded an increase on Monday across the State.