Sudden change in the weather conditions would not settle soon as after every abrupt change, the normal temperature remains for a short period and then again followed by change in the weather condition.
City witnessed a foggy and chilled morning along with cold winds which remained throughout the day. Steep change in the day temperature was recorded at around 20.3 degree Celsius which was around 9 degree Celsius below the normal temperature. City received around 6 mm of rainfall in the past 48 hours.
Heavy rains for around half an hour in the city was witnessed on Friday, Saturday went dry and on Sunday light drizzle was witnessed in the morning. It is forecasted that city would receive light showers in the next 24 hours.
Heavy rains have been witnessed across the state in the past two days and hailstorms in several regions of the state have damaged crops. Mandla received the highest amount 3 cm of rainfall, Rewa and Sidhi received 2 cm of rainfall while Jabalpur, Sagar and Damoh received 1 cm of rainfall in the past 24 hours.
Met department has issued warnings of hailstorms in Hoshangabad and Jabalpur and dense fog is likely to be witnessed in all the divisions of the State.Frequent abruptness in the weather conditions has lead to damaged crops in several district of the State.
In the nearby districts Sehore and Raisen districts were the worst affected districts as the Wheat and Gram crops have been damaged around 75-80 percent.The lowest temperature of the state was recorded in Shivpuri at 10 degree Celsius.
After overcast conditions throughout the day on Saturday, there was a change in weather condition. By night, cold winds swept and the city experienced drizzle.There were no rains in the city in the day, but possibility is likely for at least a day more, the weatherman said. Thundershowers were witnessed in other parts of the State in the day.