After the Makar Sankranti, the minimum temperature starts increasing gradually, but this time the weather patterns may witness a change. Changing winds are bringing cloudy weather and intermittent light rains will occur in many places in Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, two weather systems built at different locations and a western disturbance is currently active in and around Afghanistan. Also, a trough runs from Karnataka to Madhya Maharashtra. Due to this, the process of mass humidity in winds has started in Madhya Pradesh and weather will remain cloudy for few more days. In Bhopal, Indore, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Sagar division, there is a possibility of good rains on January 9.

During this period, hail is also expected to fall in the State capital and surrounding areas. Although rain is quite beneficial for wheat, gram, but hailstorms can cause heavy damage to crops and Weather Department has issued warning in this regard. On Friday, Bhopal witnessed maximum temperature at 28 degrees Celsius and minimum at 16 degrees Celsius. Wind velocity recorded was 12 kmperhour. Moderate to heavy fog warning is issued for many places in Gwalior, Chambal, Ujjain, Sagar, Rewa divisions. Thunder showers warning has been issued in many areas in Indore, Ujjain, Hoshangabad, Gwalior, Chambal. Lowest minimum temperature for the day was recorded in Rewa which was coming to 12 degrees Celsius. Rain showers was witnessed in many areas including Manasa at 3 cm, Neemuch, Baroda at 1cm. The weather is likely to clear by next week and after that the minimum temperature will start to fall again. As per Weather Department western disturbances have reached North India and it has caused heavy snowfall, but changing the direction of the wind again and again makes clouds cloudy.