THE winter pattern continued its gradual descent, though with notable contrasts across the state. Nowgong in Chhatarpur emerged as the coldest location, recording a sharp minimum of 8.1°C, while Khandwa led the daytime temperatures at 30.5°C, marking the warmest maximum in the state. Despite the season al nip, the IMD noted no signif icant change in maximum tem peratures across any division, and day temperatures stayed largely within the normal range.

 

However, Narsinghpur district stood out by experiencing a cold day, with its maximum settling at 23.8°C, the lowest daytime temperature recorded in Madhya Pradesh. Night temperatures showed a clear pattern across the State. In Bhopal and Narmadapuram divi sions, the minimum tempera tures increased by about 2.5°C to 2.8°C, while in the rest of the state they stayed almost the same.

 

Still, many places in the Narmadapuram, Ujjain and Shahdol divisions recorded night temperatures 1.9°C to 2.7°C high er than normal, which means the nights were warmer than usu al. The coldest places after Nowgong were Narsinghpur at 9.0°C, Rajgarh at 9.4°C, Rewa at 9.9°C, and Morena/Kalyanpur in Shahdol at 10.1°C. These tem peratures show that the north and east parts of the state are beginning to feel the early win ter chill. On the other hand, the warmest nights were recorded in Narmadapuram at 17.3°C, fol lowed by Seoni at 16.8°C, Talun (Barwani) at 16.7°C, Alirajpur at 15.7°C, and Betul at 15.5°C. Daytime readings showed a similar spread.

 

After Narsinghpur’s 23.8°C maximum, Shivpuri recorded 24.0°C, while Malanjkhand stood at 25.0°C, Amarkantak at 25.4°C, and Chitrakoot at 26.0°C, highlight ing the relatively cooler condi tions in eastern and north-cen tral Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile, the highest maxi mums clustered across the south-western belt, with Khandwa at 30.5°C, Khargone at 30.2°C, Mandla at 30.0°C, Talun at 29.9°C, and Guna at 29.7°C, all remaining comfortably within the normal range. In Bhopal, the last 24 hours remained calm and seasonally pleasant.

 

The city registered a maximum of 27.4°C, which was 1.3°C below normal, and a min imum of 14.0°C, marginally 0.4°C above normal. Morning humid ity rose to 69% before dipping to 18% by evening, and no rainfall was recorded, keeping the sea sonal total at 82.4 mm since 1 October. For the next 24 hours, Bhopal is expected to witness mainly clear skies, with morn ing haze and light winds blow ing at 8–10 kmph, while tem peratures are likely to settle around 27°C during the day and 12°C at night.

 

Looking ahead, the IMD forecasts no major change in weather conditions across Madhya Pradesh. A gradual drop of 2-3°C in min imum temperatures is expected over East MP, signalling the like lihood of a fresher winter grip. No cold wave warnings have been issued, as conditions remain stable and dry. The over arching synoptic picture shows a well-marked low-pressure area over Malaysia and the Strait of Malacca, expected to intensify into a depression over the south Andaman Sea in the next 24 hours and further into a cyclonic storm over the south Bay of Bengal. While this system is dis tant, its west-northwest move ment may subtly influence wind patterns over central India later in the week.

 

A separate cyclonic circula tion persists over the southeast Arabian Sea, though it current ly does not impact Madhya Pradesh’s weather