Kolkata, February 23 Light to moderate rain is likely to occur on Tuesday in some districts of South Bengal, including Kolkata, after a gap of nearly three months, the IMD said.
While Kolkata and its adjoining districts last experienced rainfall in November, a few western districts like Purulia experienced some drizzle in early December, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) here told
The IMD said that light to moderate rain or thunderstorms are likely on Tuesday in Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, South and North 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur and Jhargram districts.
It also said that light to moderate rain is likely in the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri on Monday and Tuesday.
The Himalayan tourist town of Darjeeling recorded the lowest minimum temperature of 6.6 degree Celsius, while Kalimpong was warmer at 11 degree Celsius, the Met data said.
Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 20.6 degree Celsius, it said.
There will be no significant change in minimum temperatures across all the districts of the state in the next seven days, the Met said.
