With slight increase in the night temperature weather conditions remained on the extreme side; cold winds from north have made the conditions unbearable.
Temperatures were recorded around freezing temperatures in the past two days, lowest temperature was recorded at 1 degree Celsius in Khajuraho and Betul on Friday night.
Khajuraho recorded night temperature at 1.4 degree Celsius while Betul recorded night temperature at 1 degree Celsius. Umaria recorded day temperature at 1.7 degree Celsius. Met department has issued warning of intense cold wave, cold waves and frost conditions in the state in the next 24 hours.
Hoshangabad, Chhatarpur and Betul districts are likely to witness intense cold waves while rest part of the state would witness cold waves. Rajgarh, Shajapur, Ujjain, Mandla, Chhatarpur, Datia, Gwalior, Hoshangabad and Betul districts are likely to witness frost like conditions in the next 24 hours.
State capital recorded night temperature with slight increase and was recorded at 5.2 degree Celsius while the day temperature was recorded at 22.6 degree Celsius.
Met department official said that weather conditions would provide relief after December 31 and temperatures would be recorded around normal temperature.
The regions which continue to face intense cold weather conditions are Damoh, Rajgarh, Jabalpur, Mandla, Nowgong, Tikamgarh, Sidhi, Datia, Gwalior, Khargone, Shajapur and Ujjain.
Datia and Ujjain recorded night temperature at 2.5 degree Celsius. Gwalior, Khargone, Rajgarh, Shajapur, Damoh, Nowgong and Rewa recorded night temperature in the range of 3 to 3.5 degree Celsius. Mandla, Sidhi and Guna recorded night temperature around 4 -4.5 degree Celsius.
The weather conditions remained dry. Narsinghpur witnessed intense cold day condition and Seoni, Betul, Indore and Sheopur witnessed cold day condition.