Erratic weather systems have not allowed winter to settle in Madhya Pradesh where mercury spiked by 3-8 notches at several places again owing to upper air cycle built over Gujarat and Rajasthan advancing to northern and western parts of the State and dense clouds enveloping the sky.
It rained in the evening, making the weather pleasant. The citizens in the State capital woke up with cloud cover on the sky. Since, it was clouds all over the sky, the temperature could not dip further. It was recorded at 17 degrees early in the morning. However, later in the day, with the sunshine, the temperature further increased.
Rainfall lashed several places in the state's Gwalior, Chambal and Ujjain divisions overnight. State capital also witnessed downpour in the late evening. In the aftermath of hailstorm three days ago, cold winds coupled with rain since this morning has caused extensive damage to crops in Bhind and Morena. Jhabua has received 5 mm precipitation since morning.
Shivpuri was the coldest at 8 degree Celsius. Misty conditions prevailed in the State capital this morning but clouds veiled the sun later. Minimum temperature rose by seven marks to record at 17 C, six notches more than the normal. The Regional Meteorological Department warned hailstorm at some places in Bhopal, Hoshanagabad, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior and Chambal divisions in the next 24 hours.
The maximum and minimum temperature recorded on Tuesday in the major cities and towns of State in degrees Celsius is Bhopal 25.5 and 17.0, Indore 21.9 and 18.2, Gwalior 16.4 and 11.6, Jabalpur 28.2 and 14.7, Rewa 26.0 and 13.0 and Satna 24.5 and 12.3.