Kolkata, February 23 – The Regional Meteorological Centre in Alipore forecast scattered rainfall across South Bengal, including Kolkata, over the coming week.
According to MET officials, at least nine districts in South Bengal are expected to receive light to moderate rain. However, there is no forecast of heavy rain anywhere in the state at present.
Kolkata may experience scattered light to moderate rain on Tuesday. There may also be thunderstorms, along with occasional gusty winds, in the city. The same forecast has been issued for the districts of Howrah, Hooghly, and North 24 Parganas. Scattered rains may occur in Bankura on Monday itself. In addition, separate warnings have been issued for the districts of South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, West Midnapore, and Jhargram.
Rain with thunderstorms is forecast for these districts from Tuesday onwards. A yellow warning has been issued in this regard. The weather is expected to remain mainly dry for the remaining days.
"A low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal. Due to its influence, there is a possibility of rain in the state. Along with South Bengal, there is also a possibility of thunderstorms in North Bengal," said the MET official.
Light rain with scattered thunderstorms may occur in some areas of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Kalimpong districts on Monday and Tuesday. However, no separate warning has been issued for these districts. The MET office said that there is unlikely to be any major change in the temperature in the districts of North and South Bengal in the next seven days.
The temperature across Bengal has been rising over the past week. On Monday morning, the minimum temperature in Kolkata was 20.6 degrees Celsius, 1.1 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature in the city on Sunday was 31.2 degrees Celsius, 0.7 degrees above normal.
On Monday, the minimum temperature did not fall below 17 degrees in any district of South Bengal. The minimum temperature in Salt Lake, on the outskirts of Kolkata, was 21 degrees Celsius. However, the maximum temperature is expected to rise further.
