Light precipitation at isolated places was witnessed in the State Capital in the evening on Friday. Rainfall was forecasted 2-3 days ago.
Mercury has dipped significantly in the past 24 hours as night temperature has been recorded at 7 degree Celsius in the state.
In the past 24 hours moderate cold conditions turned into shivering cold. Day temperature recorded below normal temperatures at several places.
State Capital recorded dip in temperatures in the past 24 hours and witnessed severe cold conditions. The day temperature recorded at 24.1 degree Celsius while the night temperature was recorded at 11.8 degree Celsius.
The day temperature dipped by 3.2 degree Celsius while night temperature dipped by 1.2 degree Celsius.
Among the major cities Gwalior was the coldest and recorded night temperature at 9 degree Celsius. Jabalpur recorded night temperature at 10.4 degree Celsius and Indore recorded night temperature at 14 degree Celsius.
The other cities which significant dip were Khargone which recorded dip of 3.9 degree Celsius in day temperature.
Guna and Shajapur each recorded dip of 2 degree Celsius in day temperature.
Met department told that the temperatures are dipping across the State and will continue for the next 4-5 days. The nearby areas of the state capital also witnessed severe cold conditions Raisen recorded 9.2 degree Celsius.
According to the forecast, State Capital would record day temperature around 25 degree Celsius while night temperature was recorded around 11 degree Celsius.
The Hoshangabad division recorded significant dip in the past 24 hours while remaining divisions recorded temperatures around normal temperatures.
Weather pattern would prevail in the next 5-6 days. The system is likely to witness change after 5-6 days.