India, May 9 -- PUNE After experiencing scorching heat, Pune has witnessed a notable decrease in temperature over the past two days. On Wednesday, the mercury dipped from 37.2 degrees to 33.7 degrees Celsius and further declined to 32.8 degrees on Thursday.

The minimum or the nighttime temperature in the city was recorded at 22.3 degrees Celsius which was at normal level, said officials.

As per a forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the drop in temperature likely to persist, as there are chances of rainfall activities till May 12.

"The rainfall activities are likely to be restricted to the ghat section for the next 48 hours; however, on May 11 and 12, the city area too is likely to experience light rainfall act...