India, Nov. 19 -- The city recorded its coldest night of the season on Tuesday as the minimum temperature dipped to 17.4degC, down from 17.8degC on Monday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

A senior IMD official confirmed that Tuesday's reading is the lowest of the current season, adding that temperatures will rise soon. "The below-normal trend over the last few days has been driven by a northerly wind component bringing cooler, drier air. Within the next 48 hours, an easterly component (winds) will set in, increasing moisture and pushing up temperatures," the official said.

As per the Santacruz weather station, the minimum of 17.4degC, 3.8degC below normal, was recorded while the maximum settled at 32.3degC, 1.7de...