The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) at Alipore has forecast thunderstorms and rain across West Bengal, including Kolkata, from Sunday evening.
According to the MeT Office, the state is likely to experience thunderstorm activity over the next few days, though temperatures are expected to remain largely unchanged during the next seven days.
Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly and North 24 Parganas are likely to receive scattered light rain accompanied by gusty winds on Monday and Tuesday. However, no separate weather warning has been issued for these districts.
Rain and thundershower warnings have been issued for South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, West Midnapore, Jhargram, Bankura, East Burdwan, West Burdwan, Birbhum, Murshidabad and Nadia districts. These areas may witness thunderstorms along with gusty winds of 30–40 km per hour over the next few days.
In North Bengal, thunderstorm activity is expected to continue throughout the week. Scattered light rain accompanied by thunderstorms is likely in all districts of the region.
Separate warnings have been issued for Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Jalpaiguri districts from Sunday to Tuesday, while Alipurduar and Cooch Behar are under warning from Monday to Wednesday.
The MeT Office said there will be no major change in minimum or maximum temperatures in North Bengal during the next seven days.
According to the RMC, a cyclonic circulation over Odisha and adjoining areas, extending through Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and north-west Uttar Pradesh, has created favourable conditions for thunderstorms over Gangetic West Bengal.
On Sunday morning, Kolkata recorded a minimum temperature of 23.9°C, which is 2.2 degrees above normal. The maximum temperature on Saturday was 31.4°C, about 1.6 degrees below normal.
The sky is expected to remain partly cloudy through the day, with the possibility of light rain in the evening. Relative humidity levels ranged between 96 per cent and 55 per cent.
The maximum and minimum temperatures in Kolkata are expected to hover around 32°C and 24°C, respectively. (IANS)
