Kolkata, February 24 – With the arrival of spring, Kolkata and the southern districts of Bengal received the first rainfall of the year on Tuesday, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said.
Light to moderate rainfall was recorded in Kolkata and surrounding areas, starting from 4 a.m. Scattered rainfall also occurred in various districts.
According to officials from the Weather Department, the rainfall will continue in these areas for the next few days. At the same time, there will be no significant change in temperature in North and South Bengal over the next seven days, they said.
"Light to moderate rainfall may occur in several districts of South Bengal from today onwards. There is also a possibility of thunderstorms and gusty winds in some areas. Kolkata will also experience this. The sky will remain cloudy throughout the day. There is also a possibility of light rain later in the day," said an official from the Meteorological Department.
According to him, light to moderate rainfall is predicted in some parts of Purulia, Jhargram, Bankura, East Burdwan, West Burdwan, Birbhum, Hooghly, Howrah, Kolkata, Murshidabad, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Nadia, East Midnapore and West Midnapore districts. In addition, there will be thunderstorms and gusty winds. The wind speed will be 30-40 kmph.
"The low-pressure system formed in the Bay of Bengal has brought the rainfall. The cyclone that formed in the southeast Bay of Bengal and the adjacent Indian Ocean region has already turned into a low-pressure system. It is currently located in the central south Bay of Bengal and is slowly moving north and northwest. Later, it will move towards the east Indian Ocean and the southwest Bay of Bengal," said the official.
However, the situation is different in North Bengal. The weather office has predicted that there may be light to moderate fog in Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Cooch Behar and North Dinajpur districts for the next two to three days. There is no possibility of a major change in temperature for now, but the mercury may increase by about 2 degrees Celsius over the weekend, it said.
"The low-pressure system may also affect North Bengal later this week. There is a possibility of light rain and thunderstorms in some hilly areas, including Kalimpong," it said.
