Maharashtra Weather: Pune Nights Turn Warmer, Cooler Days Ahead
Pune, 3rd January 2026: The city is witnessing partly cloudy conditions, resulting in a rise in minimum temperatures. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Pune recorded a minimum temperature of 14.2°C, nearly 1°C higher than the 13.5°C logged on January 2.
Meteorologists have attributed the rise in night temperatures to the presence of multiple weather systems active across different parts of the country, which have disrupted the inflow of cold northerly winds into the region.
As per IMD weather bulletins issued on January 2, a western disturbance is present in the form of an upper-air cyclonic circulation over northwest Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas in the lower tropospheric levels. This system is accompanied by a trough in the middle troposphere extending roughly along longitude 75°E north of latitude 33°N. Another upper-air cyclonic circulation is located over northwest Bangladesh and adjoining Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, while a similar system persists over northeast Assam and neighbouring regions.
The subtropical westerly jet stream, with core wind speeds of around 115 knots at an altitude of about 12.6 km above mean sea level, continues to prevail over north India. Additionally, an upper-air cyclonic circulation is active over the southwest Bay of Bengal off the Sri Lanka coast, with a trough extending into interior Tamil Nadu. One more cyclonic circulation is present over coastal Karnataka in the lower tropospheric levels.
Under the influence of these systems, Maharashtra is likely to experience a gradual rise of 2–3°C in minimum temperatures over the next two days. No significant change is expected during the following four days.
“In Pune, the city is expected to experience mainly clear skies for the next 48 hours. However, due to moisture incursion from westerly winds, morning haze cannot be ruled out,” said S.D. Sanap, senior meteorologist at IMD Pune.
Weather experts, however, noted that the current rise in temperatures is likely to be temporary, with minimum temperatures expected to fall again from the second week of January.
Anupam Kashyapi, former head of the Weather and Forecasting Division at IMD Pune, said the IMD’s extended range forecast indicates below-normal night temperatures across Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh till the end of January. “A more pronounced fall in night temperatures is likely during the second week of January (January 9–15) over Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal. Cold wave conditions may prevail in Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha,” he said.
He added that day temperatures are likely to remain 3–4°C below normal till mid-January over parts of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Telangana.
