Weather is not in a mood to provide relief from freezing cold conditions, night temperature was lowest at 2.5 degree celsius in the night at Umaria.
State capital recorded the lowest of the season at 7.2 degree celsius while day temperature was little above 24 degree celsius. In the state around 16 regions witnessed night temperature below 6 degree celsius.
For the first time in the season the night temperature has dipped below 10 degree Celsius in the entire state.
Light to moderate fog was observed in Gwalior, Bhind and Morena districts. The effect of the cold wave remained in Chhatarpur, Rewa, Umaria and Jabalpur, Balaghat, Datia Betul districts.
The night temperature was recorded lower than the normal temperature in Shahdol, Ujjain and Indore divisions and normal in the rest of the divisions. Under the intense cold conditions 5 cities of Madhya Pradesh recorded a minimum temperature of 1.5 to 4 degree Celsius.
Changes in the weather will be seen in Madhya Pradesh during the next 4 days. Dense fog may remain at some places in Gwalior-Chambal areas of the state. There is no relief from the cold wave in the state. Cold wave will continue in most areas as well.
According to the alert issued by the Met, dense fog conditions would be witnessed at Gwalior and Datia while moderate to dense fog conditions would be witnessed in Chambal division Chattarpur and Tikamgarh districts.
Datia, Bhind, Morena, Umaria and Chattarpur are likely to witness frost like conditions while Chambal division would witness cold wave conditions.
Schools have been shut due to extreme weather till January 10 and weather remains the same,more holidays are likely to save the school going children from harsh weather.