Pune to Experience a Decrease in Minimum Temperature Before Summer
Pune: Even though it is currently winter, Pune and the rest of Maharashtra have been encountering temperatures higher than usual since February began. The city is anticipated to experience a considerable decline in minimum temperature over the next 24 hours and again at the end of the month.
The minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in Pune have steadily been between 14 and 15 degrees Celsius, which is four to five degrees above normal. However, following a period of relatively mild weather, temperatures—particularly the minimum—are anticipated to decrease in Pune and the north-central regions of Maharashtra.
S. D. Sanap, senior meteorologist at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Pune, stated, “From today onwards, the city is likely to experience a drop in temperature. Compared to the past 12 days, the minimum temperature is expected to fall to around 13 degrees Celsius. This will be the first temperature drop in February, with another expected towards the end of the month.”
Anupam Kashyapi, former head of the weather forecasting division at IMD Pune, added, “North-central Maharashtra and Pune district are likely to experience a two to four-degree Celsius drop in night temperatures between February 12 and 14.”
Meanwhile, the IMD has ruled out heatwave-like conditions in Pune. “Although temperatures in Pune are above normal, they do not meet the criteria for a heatwave. A heatwave is declared only when the temperature reaches or exceeds 40 degrees Celsius and is four to six degrees above normal,” an IMD official clarified.
