Temperature drops below 10 degrees Celsius at start of winter in Madhya Pradesh

For the first time in the current winter season in Madhya Pradesh, the minimum temperature has dropped below 10 degrees Celsius. According to a report by Dainik Bhaskar, biting cold has begun in some areas of the state, forcing people to face the chill.

A significant drop in temperature has been observed across various districts of the state. Specifically, the lowest temperatures were recorded in Kalyanpur of Shahdol district, Amarkantak of Anuppur district, and Karaundi of Katni district. These three locations have emerged as the coldest areas of Madhya Pradesh, where the mercury has fallen below 10 degrees Celsius.

Along with this cold wave in Madhya Pradesh, major weather changes are being observed in North India and neighbouring states. A western disturbance became active in Himachal Pradesh from Thursday. Consequently, the Meteorological Department has issued a storm warning for five districts of Himachal, including Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi and Shimla.

In Rajasthan, weather changes are likely between November 14 and 15. Due to the effect of the western disturbance, skies may remain cloudy in areas of the Bikaner division and there is a possibility of rain at some places, for which an alert has been issued.

Weather changes were observed in Punjab and Chandigarh on November 12. According to the Meteorological Department, very light to light rain was likely at some places in 7 districts there.

In Uttarakhand's Kedarnath Dham, the snow from a snowfall a week ago has not yet melted. For this reason, the portals of Kedarnath Dham were closed for the winter season on Thursday morning at 8:30 am. Additionally, the snow from the snowfall a week ago still remains in the Kedar Valley of Rudraprayag. On the other hand, the first heavy snowfall of the season has begun in Jammu and Kashmir's famous tourist destination, Sonamarg.

Dense fog was observed in Shamli, Uttar Pradesh, reducing visibility to less than 50 metres. Meanwhile, air quality is becoming extremely poor in Noida and Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh. Due to pollution, schools up to class 5 in Noida and Greater Noida will operate in hybrid mode, meaning children will be given the option of online classes along with attending school.

Air quality was recorded as very poor in 18 cities of the country, where the average Air Quality Index (AQI) remained between 301 and 400. These 18 cities include 9 from Haryana, 5 from Uttar Pradesh, 1 each from Rajasthan, Punjab and Tamil Nadu, and the national capital Delhi. Panchgaon in Gurugram, Haryana, remained the most polluted. Meanwhile, in 50 cities, the AQI remained in the 'poor' category between 201 and 300, with the lowest AQI of 79 recorded in Panchkula.

A layer of pollution has formed from the ground up to approximately 1000 metres in the Delhi-NCR area. Air levels were recorded as 'very poor' or 'poor' in 23 cities of Haryana. On Mall Road in Manali, tourists and locals were seen enjoying the pleasant weather in the evening.