Overview
- Friday readings fell to 7.7°C at Pashan and 8.3°C at Shivajinagar after about 10°C the previous day, with several other Pune-area stations also below 10°C.
- IMD scientists cited intrusions of cold, dry northern winds for the drop and signaled similar nights for roughly 48 hours before a 1–2°C uptick, while separate guidance earlier in the day projected a 2–3°C rise starting Friday.
- Pune logged its coldest first half of December in about a decade, with a mean minimum of 10.66°C from December 1–15 and seven to eight consecutive single-digit nights.
- A brief easing on December 17 brought double-digit minimums, including 10.9°C at Shivajinagar, which experts linked to moisture-laden easterly winds.
- Morning haze and poor air quality are being noted even as clear skies keep daytime highs near 29–31°C, intensifying the contrast between cold nights and warm afternoons.