Heatwave Grips Pune Again: Pashan Scorches at 41.4°C, Lohegaon, Rajgurunagar, Koregaon Park Also Boil Over
Heatwave Grips Pune Again: Pashan Scorches at 41.4°C, Lohegaon, Rajgurunagar, Koregaon Park Also Boil Over
Pune: After a brief respite, Pune is once again grappling with a severe heatwave. On Sunday, the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Pashan automatic weather station (AWS) recorded a blistering 41.4°C the highest in the district, marking the return of punishing summer temperatures.
Last week’s brief cool spell was brought on by local weather disturbances and moisture-laden winds, resulting in thunderstorms, lightning, and scattered showers. Pashan had received the maximum rainfall during this phase.
As the temperatures climbed on Sunday, Pashan led the heat charts, followed by Lohegaon at 41°C, Rajgurunagar at 40.5°C, and Koregaon Park at 40.2°C. Shivajinagar, which usually reports higher temperatures than Pashan, recorded 39.2°C. Lohegaon’s temperature was notably 3.6°C above the seasonal average.
Shivajinagar witnessed a steep temperature spike in the last 48 hours from 36.2°C on April 4 to 39.2°C on Sunday, placing it 1.8°C above normal. The shift is significant, as Pashan, which generally stays cooler than Shivajinagar, topped the temperature charts this time.
Localities like Koregaon Park, Lohegaon, Magarpatta, Shirur, and Dhamadere are among the city’s usual heat hotspots.
While daytime temperatures are soaring, nights are cooling slightly. Shivajinagar’s minimum temperature dropped from 18.4°C on April 4 to 17.6°C on Sunday 1.5°C below the normal.
Senior IMD meteorologist S.D. Sanap attributed the rising heat to the weakening of a weather system over southern Maharashtra. “With the system fading, most areas are now experiencing dry and hot conditions. The trend of above-normal temperatures is expected to persist across the state, including Pune, for the next two to three days,” he said.
Pune’s summer has been particularly harsh this year January had already set the tone by registering temperatures above 35°C, making it the hottest January in the past decade.
