Dense fog cloaks Bhopal, min drops to 8 deg; biting cold to grip parts of state

Dense fog cloaks Bhopal, min drops to 8 deg; biting cold to grip parts of state 

TIMES NEWS NETWORK  0.01.2025

Bhopal : The city woke up to the first dense fog of the season on Wednesday. There was a sharp dip in the day temperature, which made it a colder day in Bhopal. The night temperature in the city also remained below the normal mark. Biting cold is expected in the city and the state for the next few days. A warning of dense fog was issued for many places in the state. The day temperature in Bhopal on Wednesday was recorded at 18.3 degrees Celsius, six degrees below the normal mark, while the night temperature in the city was 8.4 degrees Celsius, two degrees below the normal mark. The visibility in Bhopal was less than 100 metres in the morning hours. The lowest temperature of 6.1 degrees Celsius was recorded in Shahdol. 

In the forecast for Bhopal on Thursday, the meteoro logical dept stated there would be a clear sky with shallow to moderate fog during the morning hours. The day and night temperatures would be 19 degrees Celsius and 8 degrees Celsius, respectively, while the average wind speed will be ten kilometres per hour. In the forecast for the state, the meteorological dept issued a warning of dense fog and a cold day at isolated places in Bhopal, Rajgarh, Umaria, Katni, Jabalpur, Damoh, Sagar, Chhatarpur, Tikamgarh, and Niwari districts. A warning of dense fog was issued for Vidisha, Raisen, Sehore, Singrauli, Sidhi, Rewa, Mauganj, Satna, and Maihar districts. A warning of moderate fog and a cold day was issued for Gwalior, Datia, Bhind, and Morena districts. A warning of moderate fog was issued for Shajapur, Agar, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, and Sheopur districts. A warning of shallow to moderate fog existed for Betul, Harda, Indore, Ratlam, Ujjain, and Dewas districts. Dry weather is expected to prevail in the state.