The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore predicts scattered rain in south Bengal, including Kolkata, throughout the upcoming week. Nine districts in South Bengal are likely to experience light to moderate rain, with no expectation of heavy rainfall currently. Kolkata, along with Howrah, Hooghly, and North 24 Parganas, may witness scattered light to moderate rain, thunderstorms, and gusty winds. Bankura could see scattered rains, while warnings have been issued for South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, West Midnapore, and Jhargram districts.
The forecast indicates rain with thunderstorms in these districts from Tuesday onwards, with a yellow warning in place. However, the weather is anticipated to be predominantly dry for the rest of the week. A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal is likely to bring rain to the state, with the possibility of thunderstorms extending to north Bengal. Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, and Kalimpong districts may experience light rain with scattered thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday, without any specific warnings.
The MET office projects minimal temperature fluctuations in both north and south Bengal over the next seven days. Recent days have seen rising temperatures across Bengal, with Kolkata recording a minimum of 20.6 degrees Celsius on Monday morning, slightly above normal. The city’s maximum temperature on Sunday was 31.2 degrees Celsius, also above normal. South Bengal districts maintained minimum temperatures above 17 degrees on Monday, with Salt Lake at 21 degrees Celsius.
