Chandigarh, June 13 -- Overnight showers cooled down the city, taking the minimum temperature down to 19.9degC on Friday, making it the coldest June night in 15 years.

The city recorded 21.7 mm rain during the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials said. The minimum temperature on Thursday was 26.3degC.

The city had last seen such conditions in June 2011 when the minimum dropped to 18.7degC. The lowest-ever night temperature for June was recorded in 1976, at 15.2degC. In good news for residents, similar conditions are expected to continue throughout the weekend, with chances of light rain on Saturday.

The system is expected to weaken by Sunday, after which a dry spell may set in, accor...