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Over the last two days, Pune and its surrounding regions have witnessed cold weather conditions. However, the minimum temperature recorded in Pune is around 16-18 degrees Celsius, which is not known to cause such a chill.
Anupam Kashyapi, head of the weather forecasting department at the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), said this was because the ambient temperature is far lower than usual.
Pune and its surrounding regions have over the last 24 hours received rain thanks to the wind interactions from the north and the east. These rains, Kashyapi said, affected maximum temperature which saw a significant dip. Thus, Pune’s maximum temperature is around 24-25 degrees Celsius.
The difference between the maximum and minimum temperature is low and the ambient temperature of the city has thus seen a dip, he added.
The present dip in maximum temperature is mostly due to the rains witnessed in the city for the last 24 hours. Wednesday also started cloudy with the IMD sounding fog and haze alert for motorists.
Winter in Pune has been exceptionally warm, with the city recording single-digit temperatures only once last month. Various reasons, including lower-than-expected monsoons, have been attributed to this warmer-than-expected winter.
Pune’s sky is expected to clear post January 11 and a significant dip in temperature will follow, according to weather officials.
Kashyapi said the minimum temperature would dip by 3-4 degrees Celsius. Normally, Pune’s minimum temperature during winter is around 12-14 degrees, with clear skies in the daytime.
