Chandigarh, Feb. 23 -- As February enters its final week, winter appears to be steadily loosening its grip on the city, with temperatures maintaining an upward trend.

The warming pattern continued through the past week due to warm easterly winds, as the mercury climbed to 29.2degC on Tuesday, the highest since 29.5degC on February 21 and 22 in 2023.

Since then, the maximum temperature has fluctuated between 25degC and 28degC amid clear weather.

On Sunday, the day temperature stood at 27.2degC, three degrees above normal and slightly higher than 26.4degC recorded on Saturday.

The night temperature has also followed a similar trajectory. The minimum temperature climbed to 15.1degC on Wednesday over the past week, three degrees above nor...