The abruptness in the weather was witnessed at several places in the state, light rainfall occurred in Malajkhand of Balaghat district.
Earlier in the morning, fog was also recorded in many cities. On Friday, the effect of heat during the day was also seen in many cities of the state. The mercury crossed 30 degrees in Ujjain, Narmadapuram, Ratlam, Seoni, Betul, Mandla, Shajapur and Dhar.
The highest temperature was recorded in Dhar at 32.9 degrees. It was more than 31 degrees in Mandla-Shajapur.
Among the big cities, temperature was recorded at 29.8 degrees in Bhopal, 29.7 degrees in Indore, 27.5 degrees in Gwalior, 27.4 degrees in Jabalpur and 31.5 degrees in Ujjain. The day temperature here was recorded at 25.6 degrees. The mercury remained more than 28 degrees in Shivpuri, Sidhi, Rewa, Raisen, Khajuraho, Khandwa and Satna.
Western Disturbance is becoming active again in North India from February 17. Its effect can be seen in Madhya Pradesh on February 20- 21. There may be light rain in Gwalior and Chambal divisions for two days. Before this, there will be slight cold in the morning and night. At the same time, there will be light to moderate fog in the morning.
IMD told that a cyclonic circulation has formed over Central Chhattisgarh. Right there, the trough line is passing. Because of this, moisture is coming into the state. There may be light rain in Anuppur, Shahdol, Dindori in the next 24 hours. After this the weather will open and the night temperature may drop by 2 to 3 degrees. Due to Western Disturbance, rain is expected in Gwalior-Chambal division on 20-21 February.
The day temperature in Bhopal on Thursday was 26.8 degrees. There was a drop of 0.2 degrees in temperature on Thursday as compared to Wednesday. The mercury also dropped by 1 degree in Betul, Guna, Khandwa, Khargone, Pachmarhi, Shivpuri, Chhindwara, Mandla, Seoni, Umaria.
Pachmarhi was the coldest on Thursday. The maximum temperature of the day here was 24 degrees Celsius. Whereas, Khargon was the hottest. The temperature here was recorded at 30 degrees. Talking about big cities, 26.8 degrees were recorded in Bhopal, 28.2 degrees in Indore, 26.6 degrees in Gwalior, 26.2 degrees in Jabalpur and 29.4 degrees in Ujjain.
The mercury remained below 27 degrees in Satna, Naugaon, Shivpuri, Khajuraho, Raisen and Guna. The maximum temperature crossed 29 degrees in Ratlam, Shajapur, Dhar, Khandwa, Mandla and Khargone.